About Bochu Village

Bochu is a mid sized village in Tral tehsil, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 898 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bochu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Pulwama
Tehsil	Tral
Pincode	192123
Area (hectares)	282.2 hectares
Population	1,800
Male Population	898
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bochu compares

By the 2011 count Bochu is the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 282.2 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bochu

Bochu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bochu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bochu from other places

Bochu lies about 7.0 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, 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 Bochu
District headquarters	Pulwama	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Awantipura	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tral	27 km

Villages closest to Bochu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochu village had a population of 1,800. That makes it the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Bochu village has 898 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochu has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bochu is 192123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bochu covers 282.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bochu falls under Tral tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bochu is Awantipura, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bochu.

Bochu is about 7.0 km from Pulwama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochu is in Tral tehsil of Pulwama district. Pulwama is about 7.0 km away. Awantipura is about 14 km away. Tral is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.