About Booch Village

Booch is a mid sized village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,842, made up of 932 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.6 hectares hectares.

Booch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Booch village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Kokernag
Area (hectares)	139.6 hectares
Population	1,842
Male Population	932
Female Population	910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Booch compares

By the 2011 count Booch is the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 139.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Booch

Booch is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Booch as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akin Gam, Badhi Har, Bahali and Bidder Hayat Pora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Booch

As per the Census of India 2011, Booch village had a population of 1,842. That makes it the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Booch village has 932 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Booch has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Booch covers 139.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Booch falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Booch 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 village for Booch.

Booch is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.