1,103 hectares under high-density apple plantations in Kashmir, 4,428 farmers covered
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Chowgam observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jammu And Kashmir.
The principal temple recorded for Devsar mandal is Hanfia eidgah. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chowgam itself.
Chowgam is a village in Devsar mandal, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, with a population of 4,247 across 729 households and a literacy rate of 54.4%.
By population, Chowgam ranks #3 of 41 villages in Devsar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chowgam એ Jammu And Kashmirના કુલગામ જિલ્લાના Devsar તહસીલમાં 4,247 લોકોની વસ્તી 729 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Devsar તહસીલના 41 ગામોમાં 3મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 54% છે, તહસીલ સરેરાશ 51% કરતાં 4 પોઇન્ટ વધુ અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 970 સ્ત્રીઓ. તે કુલગામ જિલ્લા મથકથી 19 કિમી, નજીકના નગર Marhamaથી 28 કિમી, Bijbiara રેલવે સ્ટેશનથી 25 કિમી આવેલું છે (સીધી રેખાનું અંતર). પિનકોડ 192231 છે, Kulgam પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 4003 છે. નજીકની હોસ્પિટલ Dr. Naseer's Unani and Panchkarma Hospital, 2 કિમી દૂર. ગામ Kulgam વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 4,975, 2011 કરતાં 17% વધુ.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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