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

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Village · Kokernag, Anantnag 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Kokernag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **11,344 people in 1,411 households**, the 3rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%.

- 11,344people (2011)
- 1,411households
- 20.7%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatForest Block
- Community development blockBreng
- Census village code003815

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?

- Kokernag (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)40 km by road
- Anantnag (nearest town)12 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?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lohar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Godal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kokernag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Kokernag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**39%

Tap water ****2%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****74%**

**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 Forest Block?

■ Forest Block · ■ Kokernag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.7%**

**51.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**837

Working population ****39.5%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.4% for men and 15.2% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (3%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 326 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3,790 (85%)

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

- Deval Gam12,600 people
- Gadool Ahlan12,540 people
- Sagam6,221 people
- Hillar Arhama5,891 people
- Naroo Pora5,499 people
- Soaf Shalli5,394 people

[All 51 villages in Kokernag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/kokernag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Anantnag?40 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?11,344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Anantnag district (Kokernag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?20.7% (Census 2011)