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About Boh Village

Boh is a large village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,902, made up of 2,015 males and 1,887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Boh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 3,902
Male Population 2,015
Female Population 1,887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boh compares

By the 2011 count Boh is the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Boh

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

Boh lies about 10 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Qazigund, 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 Boh
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 10 km
District headquarters Kulgam 10 km
Nearest railway station Qazigund 18 km

Villages closest to Boh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Boh

As per the Census of India 2011, Boh village had a population of 3,902. That makes it the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Boh village has 2,015 males and 1,887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boh has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Boh covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Boh falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Boh is Qazigund, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Boh.

Boh is about 10 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boh is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 10 km away. Kulgam is about 10 km away. Qazigund is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qasba Khul (2.7 km), Ringat (3.3 km) and Chaki Samad Rather (6.5 km).

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

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