About Hoochak Village

Hoochak is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,111, made up of 1,603 males and 1,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hoochak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hoochak village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	537 hectares
Population	3,111
Male Population	1,603
Female Population	1,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hoochak compares

By the 2011 count Hoochak is the 14th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Hoochak

Hoochak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hoochak as Available within 10+ 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 Hoochak from other places

Hoochak lies about 37 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 16 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 Hoochak
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	13 km
Nearest railway station	Hiller Shahabad	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	20 km
District headquarters	Ramban	37 km

Villages closest to Hoochak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hoochak village had a population of 3,111. That makes it the 14th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Hoochak village has 1,603 males and 1,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hoochak has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Hoochak is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hoochak covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hoochak falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hoochak is Hiller Shahabad, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hoochak.

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

Hoochak is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Dooru Verinag is about 13 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 16 km away. Banihal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.