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About Bocha Village

Bocha is a small village in Mundra tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 104 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bocha village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mundra
Pincode 370425
Area (hectares) 527.39 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 104
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bocha compares

By the 2011 count Bocha is the 55th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents. Its 527.39 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Bocha

Bocha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bocha 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 Bocha from other places

Bocha lies about 33 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Navinal, about 18 km away. 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 Bocha
Tehsil headquarters Mundra 16 km
Nearest railway station Navinal 18 km
District headquarters Kachchh 33 km

Villages closest to Bocha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mundra 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 Bocha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bocha village had a population of 200. That makes it the 55th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,284 residents.

Bocha village has 104 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bocha has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Bocha is 370425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bocha covers 527.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bocha falls under Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bocha is Navinal, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bocha.

Bocha is about 33 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bocha is in Mundra tehsil of Kachchh district. Mundra is about 16 km away. Navinal is about 18 km away. Kachchh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karagoga (2.2 km), Beraja (4.6 km) and Vanki (6.3 km).

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

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