# Bugchal Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/bugchal/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Bugchal Bugchal is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 55 households**, the 75th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 427people (2011) - 55households - 36.9%literacy - 841females per 1,000 males ## Bugchal PIN code and other codes Bugchal falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatTalapora - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000588 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bugchal from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)22 km by road - Khansahib (nearest town)6 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 Bugchal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bugchal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khansahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 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 Bugchal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Bugchal Of every 100 households in Bugchal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bugchal · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **84% Toilet within the home ****11%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **14% Tap water ****100%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****18%** **40% Television ****6%** **39% Mobile phone ****33%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****64%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bugchal? ■ Bugchal · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.9%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **884 Working population ****20.8%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.2% for men and 27.0% for women. 31% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (20%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 48 (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 Khansahib - Rakh Wacho507 people - Gam Galla465 people - Tala Pora465 people - Nuch Gam430 people - Gund Arjan422 people - Kachi Porn413 people - Traja Khal393 people - Doru385 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bugchal from Budgam?22 km by road - What is the population of Bugchal?427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bugchal in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bugchal?36.9% (Census 2011)