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About Buchroo Village

Buchroo is a mid sized village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,383, made up of 702 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buchroo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buchroo village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 191113
Area (hectares) 90.3 hectares
Population 1,383
Male Population 702
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buchroo compares

By the 2011 count Buchroo is the 51st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 90.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Buchroo

Buchroo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buchroo as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Buchroo from other places

Buchroo lies about 37 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Panzgom, about 6.6 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 Buchroo
Nearest railway station Panzgom 6.6 km
Nearest town Bijbehara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 28 km
District headquarters Badgam 37 km

Villages closest to Buchroo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buchroo village had a population of 1,383. That makes it the 51st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Buchroo village has 702 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buchroo has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Buchroo is 191113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buchroo covers 90.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Buchroo falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Buchroo is Panzgom, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Buchroo.

Buchroo is about 37 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buchroo is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Panzgom is about 6.6 km away. Bijbehara is about 10 km away. Chadoora is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangi Pora (8.5 km), Wathora (11 km) and Shereen Pora (14 km).

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

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