# Forest Block Village, Dooru, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Dooru, Anantnag 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **5,102 people in 828 households**, the 7th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 5,102people (2011)
- 828households
- 19.6%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatForest Block
- Community development blockShahabad
- Census village code003877

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

## How far is Forest Block from nearby towns?

- Dooru (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)40 km by road
- Verinag (nearest town)21 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 Forest Block?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Forest Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thamam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Verinag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dooru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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.

## Homes and amenities in Forest Block

Of every 100 households in Forest Block in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Dooru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**35%

Tap water ****4%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**35%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****59%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Forest Block?

■ Forest Block · ■ Dooru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**825

Working population ****37.6%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.0% for men and 13.4% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 591 (31%) · **■** Marginal 851 (44%)

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 Dooru

- Now Gam Shah Abad5,751 people
- Panzat Wan Pora5,687 people
- Lok Bawan Larki Pora5,499 people
- Sodora5,482 people
- Yar Khushi Pora5,102 people
- Manz Moh5,016 people
- Rain Cho Gund5,008 people
- Qamar4,707 people

[All 62 villages in Dooru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Anantnag?40 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?5,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?19.6% (Census 2011)