| Chowgam | |
| Settlement Type: | Mini District |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates: | 33.6206°N 75.1228°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kulgam (formerly with Anantnag District) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2] |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 192221 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01932 |
| Registration Plate: | JK 03 |
Chowgam is a mini town in Anantnag, now in the Kulgam district, with its block located in Qazigund of Anantnag district. It is located from its main district Kulgam, and from its block Qazigund and from district Anantnag. It is one of the oldest town's in Kashmir Valley. It's among the highly pada-likha mini town's of valley. Villages that depend on it are Churat, Sopat, Nawa, Khargund, Gundipora, Brinal Lammer, Bonigam and many other minor villages.
Chowgam is located at the south-western part of Kashmir as well as Anantnag district. Two main Rivers flow from this mini town:
These two rivers make one unit and join the Jehlum river and continue their journey.Paddy fields are located near the Boundary of the village.
People mostly follow Islam. There is a shrine of Baba Naseeb Din Gazi who was from Iraq.Baba Naseeb Ud Din Gazi (RA) was a revered saint known for his spiritual influence and teachings in Kashmir. His life and legacy are steeped in mystical tales and spiritual anecdotes, such as the one you mentioned about his burial.
According to the story, after his passing in Chowgam, multiple villages surrounding the area desired to bury him in their own villages due to his spiritual stature. However, his body mysteriously moved from Chowgam and came to rest in Bijbehara village of Anantnag, where he was eventually buried.
Once there were Kashmiri Pandits but migrated to other places during the insurgency in the late 1980s and continued till the 1990s, still there are some Hindu families residing who never left even after the insurgency.
Majority of people here are government employees. Mostly teachers and professors in government buildings. Agriculture also plays an important role in the lives of some farmers. Minority of people work in shops, hotels and road transport.
This mini town alone has a number of schools and higher schools but no college. Some of the famous schools are: