Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir
Nowshera
Naushera | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 33°9′36″N 74°14′24″E / 33.16000°N 74.24000°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| Elevation | 1,575 m (5,167 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,122 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Pothwari,Gojri,Dogri, Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri, English |
| • Spoken | Dogri,Gojri, Pahari, Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 185151 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-11 |
| Literacy | 79% |
| Website | rajouri |
Nowshera (alternatively spelt Nowshehra and Naushera) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous tehsil of Rajouri district in the Jammu division of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.It is located approx. 53 km from Rajouri City, the district headquarter. It is governed by a Municipal committee and in rural area of Nowshera consists of 14 panchayats governed by local bodies under the supervision of district administration Rajouri.