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About Baukho Village

Baukho is a mid sized village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 280 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baukho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baukho village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370408
Area (hectares) 1182.54 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 280
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baukho compares

By the 2011 count Baukho is the 95th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1182.54 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Baukho

Baukho is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baukho as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baukho from other places

Baukho lies about 15 km from Kachchh. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baukho
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 10 km
District headquarters Kachchh 15 km

Villages closest to Baukho

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhuj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baukho

As per the Census of India 2011, Baukho village had a population of 560. That makes it the 95th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Baukho village has 280 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baukho has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Baukho is 370408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baukho covers 1182.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baukho falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Baukho notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baukho.

Baukho is about 15 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baukho is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhuj is about 10 km away. Kachchh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhonsa (2.5 km), Makanpar (3.9 km) and Virai (5.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baukho today is likely to be higher.

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