# Forest Block Village, Charar- E- Shrief – PIN Code

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Village · Charar- E- Shrief, Badgam 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Charar- E- Shrief sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,237 people in 329 households**, the 6th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 11.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.7%.

- 3,237people (2011)
- 329households
- 11.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Charar- E- Shrief sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockNagam
- Census village code000847

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?

- Charar-E-Shreif (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)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 Forest Block?

5 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Post office10+ 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Charar- E- Shrief rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**93%

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

**58%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****99%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Charar- E- Shrief rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****11.0%**

**40.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**864

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1573**

**781

Working population ****34.5%**

**26.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.2% for men and 8.6% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 693 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (14%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 217 (19%)

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 Charar- E- Shrief

- Darwan Nowgam5,951 people
- Charri Sharif5,353 people
- Noor Abad4,166 people
- Pukher Pora3,694 people
- Mal Pora Dard Pora2,406 people
- Telsur2,018 people
- Alamdar Pora1,960 people
- Charri Pora Khanpora1,887 people

[All 17 villages in Charar- E- Shrief](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/charar-e-shrief/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Budgam?30 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?3,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Badgam district (Charar- E- Shrief sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?11.0% (Census 2011)