NOWSHERA

About Nowshera ( Nowshehra / Naushera )

Nowshehra or Naushera is a town and a notified area committee in Rajauri district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Nowshehra is located at 3408N 7448E / 34.13N 74.80E / 34.13; 74.80. It has an average elevation of 1,575metres (5,167feet). As of 2001 India census, Nowshehra had a population of 4415. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nowshehra has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 76%. In Nowshehra, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.