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

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Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **9,402 people in 1,796 households**, the 1st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 9,402people (2011)
- 1,796households
- 15.6%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatForest Block
- Community development blockDachanipora
- Census village code003582

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?

- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)35 km by road
- Pahalgam (nearest town)20 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

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**57%

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

**31%

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

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**65%

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

**33%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****78%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****15.6%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**916

Working population ****34.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.6% for men and 8.8% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (14%) · **■** Household industry 16 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,461 (45%) · **■** Marginal 1,165 (36%)

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 Pahalgam

- Salar9,151 people
- Hapat Nar4,060 people
- Kular4,052 people
- Kathsu3,516 people

[All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Anantnag?35 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?9,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?15.6% (Census 2011)