# Forest Block Village, Khag, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khag, Badgam 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Khag sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,624 people in 353 households**, the 7th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 2,624people (2011)
- 353households
- 18.1%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Khag sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatNa
- Community development blockKhag
- Census village code000523

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?

- Khag (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)33 km by road
- Beerwah (nearest town)11 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?

7 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

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.

## What is Forest Block known for?

About 70% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated.

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

## 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 · ■ Khag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

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

**76%

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

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**74%

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

**35%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****94%**

**22%

Own their home ****59%**

**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 · ■ Khag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.1%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1617**

**932

Working population ****24.6%**

**24.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 18.1% for men and 18.0% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 262 (41%) · **■** Marginal 264 (41%)

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 Khag

- Sugin Yarinar4,325 people
- Badran4,036 people
- Iskineder Pora3,301 people
- Sita Haran2,958 people
- Hamchi Pora2,298 people
- Poshker2,273 people
- Drang2,108 people
- Koker Bagh2,049 people

[All 49 villages in Khag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Budgam?33 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?2,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Badgam district (Khag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?18.1% (Census 2011)