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About Pochanag Village

Pochanag is a mid sized village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 454 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pochanag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pochanag village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Pincode 193121
Area (hectares) 185.8 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 454
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pochanag compares

By the 2011 count Pochanag is the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 185.8 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Pochanag

Pochanag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pochanag 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. The nearest villages by name are Paki Pora, Pal Pora, Palhallan and Paris 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.

Common questions about Pochanag

As per the Census of India 2011, Pochanag village had a population of 883. That makes it the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Pochanag village has 454 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pochanag has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Pochanag is 193121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pochanag covers 185.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pochanag falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Pochanag notes the nearest railway station 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 Pochanag.

Pochanag is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula 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.

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

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