At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 91 in 28 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 72 people in 26 households.[2]
After the census, the district separated from the county in the establishment of Buin Miandasht County. The rural district was transferred to the new Karchambu District. Nowghan-e Sofla merged with Nowghan-e Olya to form the new village of Nowghan.[5]
^Nowghan-e Olya can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077214" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".