# Boh Village, Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam 

# Boh

Boh is a village in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,902 people in 670 households**, the 11th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.3%.

- 3,902people (2011)
- 670households
- 52.3%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Boh PIN code and other codes

Boh falls in Damhal Hanjipora sub-district, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatBoh
- Community development blockD.H Pora
- Census village code004088

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Boh from nearby towns?

- Damhalhanji Pora (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kulgam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kulgam (nearest town)30 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 Boh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Boh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dk Marg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kulgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kulgam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Boh known for?

About 92% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Boh

Of every 100 households in Boh in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Boh · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**69%

Tap water ****37%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**29%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

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 Boh?

■ Boh · ■ Damhal Hanjipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**48.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**884

Working population ****50.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 41.9% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (10%) · **■** Household industry 71 (4%) · **■** Other work 229 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,243 (63%)

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 Damhal Hanjipora

- Forest Block4,424 people
- Autoo4,371 people
- Damhal Hanji Pora4,099 people
- Tang Marg4,010 people
- Chimmer3,868 people
- Yari Khah3,366 people
- Nagam3,293 people
- Asnur2,473 people

[All 52 villages in Damhal Hanjipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kulgam/damhal-hanjipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Boh from Kulgam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Boh?3,902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boh in?Kulgam district (Damhal Hanjipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Boh?52.3% (Census 2011)