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

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 260 households**, the 43rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 893people (2011)
- 260households
- 25.1%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNa
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000622

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?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)38 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?

3 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**14%

Tap water ****2%**

**77%

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

**38%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****96%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.1%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**884

Working population ****30.6%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.9% for men and 20.6% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (15%) · **■** Marginal 20 (7%)

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 Khansahib

- Chana Now Pora1,055 people
- Qumroo997 people
- Kule Hama974 people
- Brel926 people
- Dabi Pora884 people
- Howru820 people
- Takia Farook Shah819 people
- Khai Pora769 people

[All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Budgam?38 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?25.1% (Census 2011)