Bocaja - Hidalgo

Facts about Bocaja

Location of Bocaja

Bocaja is located in the municipality of San Salvador in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.009167
Latitude (dec): 20.270000

Height over sea level of Bocaja

The locations medium height over sea level is 1920 meters.

Population in Bocaja

The over all population of Bocaja is 480 persons, 217 of them are male and 263 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 191 minors and 289 adults, with 36 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Bocaja

66 inhabitants of the location Bocaja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 24 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 0 people, while 23 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 187 citizens of Bocaja.

Economic situation

In Bocaja exist about 108 households.

Of these households 108 are common houses or apartments, 3 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

102 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 104 are connected to the public water supply, 105 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 25 own a washing machine and 91 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Bocaja

Besides the 10 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

58 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 67 persons did not finish the school. 107 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 77 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 38 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 8 years.