Nowgam is a major village located in the Shangus tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

It has grand Sports stadium named Shahi Hamdan Cricket Ground.

KashmiriGPT The main language spoken in the village is Kashmiri, though Urdu and Hindi are also widely understood.

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.

The literacy rate of the village is around above 85%, though there is a huge gender disparity between males and females.