Shangus
Shangus is a village Panchayat and a tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Demographics
The population of Shangus village was 5,235 according to the 2011 Indian census, while the population of the Shan ...
India
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n union territory of
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* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
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* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
. It is located 11 km east of
Anantnag
Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
and 74 km south of the
Srinagar
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, the state capital..
Demographics
The main language spoken in the village is
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* Kashmiri language, their language
People with the name
* Kashmiri Saikia Baruah ...
Hindi
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are also widely understood. The population of Nowgam is more than 5682 consisting of about 51.37% males and 48.63% females. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people living there. It is situated along the foothills of the north western Himalaya Mountains and is located close to the Khundroo Camp, which is among the largest military ammunition depots in
North India
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. The literacy rate of the village is around above 85%, though there is a huge gender disparity between males and females. The name of the village comes from the fact that the village is bestowed with nine springs (or nine adjacent villages), so the name Nowgam. The village is dominated by
Kashmiri Muslims
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, though small communities of
Hindu
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s and
Sikh
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s are also found in the village.
See also
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Anantnag
Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
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Achabal
Achabal (), known as Achival () in Kashmiri, is a town in Anantnag district, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Achabal is an important tourist place about 8.1 km away from Anantnag. The place is notable for an ancient sprin ...
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Shangus
Shangus is a village Panchayat and a tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Demographics
The population of Shangus village was 5,235 according to the 2011 Indian census, while the population of the Shan ...