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About Bochabal Village

Bochabal is a large village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,276, made up of 1,175 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bochabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochabal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591123
Area (hectares) 883.6 hectares
Population 2,276
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bochabal compares

By the 2011 count Bochabal is the 31st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 883.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bochabal

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

How far is Bochabal from other places

Bochabal lies about 73 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 43 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 Bochabal
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 14 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 14 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 43 km
District headquarters Belgaum 73 km

Villages closest to Bochabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochabal village had a population of 2,276. That makes it the 31st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Bochabal village has 1,175 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochabal has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bochabal is 591123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bochabal covers 883.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bochabal falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bochabal is Kajjidoni, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bochabal.

Bochabal is about 73 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bochabal is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 14 km away. Rāmdurg is about 14 km away. Kajjidoni is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonaganur (3.5 km), Maganur (4.3 km) and Mallapur (4.3 km).

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

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