About Wachoo Village

Wachoo is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 283 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.2 hectares hectares.

Wachoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wachoo village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khansahib
Area (hectares)	48.2 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	283
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wachoo compares

By the 2011 count Wachoo is the 65th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 48.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Wachoo

Wachoo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wachoo 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wachoo from other places

Wachoo lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 14 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 Wachoo
Tehsil headquarters	Khansahib	4.5 km
District headquarters	Badgam	12 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	14 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	17 km

Villages closest to Wachoo

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

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Common questions about Wachoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Wachoo village had a population of 542. That makes it the 65th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Wachoo village has 283 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wachoo has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Wachoo covers 48.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wachoo falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Wachoo is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 14 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 village for Wachoo.

Wachoo is about 12 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wachoo is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 4.5 km away. Badgam is about 12 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.