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About Baskochan Village

Baskochan is a small village in Shopian tehsil, in the district of Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 222 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.6 hectares hectares.

Baskochan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baskochan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Shupiyan
Tehsil Shopian
Area (hectares) 69.6 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 222
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baskochan compares

By the 2011 count Baskochan is the 171st largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 69.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Baskochan

Baskochan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baskochan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baskochan from other places

Baskochan lies about 6.1 km from Shupiyan, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, 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 Baskochan
Tehsil headquarters Shopian 6.1 km
District headquarters Shupiyan 6.1 km
Nearest town Kulgam 15 km
Nearest railway station Bijbiara 18 km

Villages closest to Baskochan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baskochan village had a population of 449. That makes it the 171st largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Baskochan village has 222 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baskochan has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Baskochan covers 69.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baskochan falls under Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Baskochan is Bijbiara, 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 <5 km distance for Baskochan.

Baskochan is about 6.1 km from Shupiyan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baskochan is in Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district. Shopian is about 6.1 km away. Shupiyan is about 6.1 km away. Kulgam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotah Pora (under 2 km), Sangren (under 2 km) and Tulran (2.1 km).

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

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