# Booch Village, Kokernag, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/booch/ Village · Kokernag, Anantnag # Booch Booch is a village in Kokernag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,842 people in 334 households**, the 36th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%. - 1,842people (2011) - 334households - 75.0%literacy - 976females per 1,000 males ## Booch PIN code and other codes Booch falls in Kokernag sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatBahali Booch - Community development blockBreng - Census village code003773 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Booch from nearby towns? - Kokernag (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)16 km by road - Kokernag (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Booch? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Booch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sagam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kokernag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Booch known for? Products made here include carpet and crewel. About 69% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Booch Of every 100 households in Booch in 2011, 98 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Booch · ■ Kokernag rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **62% Toilet within the home ****93%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **39% Tap water ****99%** **66% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **92% Use banking services ****79%** **40% Television ****52%** **24% Mobile phone ****81%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Booch? ■ Booch · ■ Kokernag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **51.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **837 Working population ****39.5%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (25%) · **■** Marginal 390 (54%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kokernag - Hard Pora2,227 people - Adeh Hall2,068 people - Niamat Pora1,927 people - Gad Wail1,910 people - Bahali1,759 people - Nar Sanger1,676 people - Hala Pora1,578 people - Khal Har1,536 people [All 51 villages in Kokernag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Booch from Anantnag?16 km by road - What is the population of Booch?1,842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Booch in?Anantnag district (Kokernag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Booch?75.0% (Census 2011)