# Forest Block Village, Bandipora, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bandipora, Bandipore 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 172 households**, the 35th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 996people (2011)
- 172households
- 22.2%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Community development blockBandipora
- Census village code002769

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?

- Bandipora (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)8 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ketsan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bandipora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bandipora
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Bandipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**32%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

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

**24%

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

**17%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****4%**

**43%

Television ****6%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****31%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Bandipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**921

Working population ****33.4%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.8% for men and 14.5% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (13%) · **■** Marginal 267 (80%)

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 Bandipora

- Nagin Pora1,200 people
- Gund Qasar1,125 people
- Brar1,068 people
- Chak Arsala Khan1,036 people
- Takiya Ahmad Shah946 people
- Khurshi Pora902 people
- Chak Rashi Pora637 people
- Rangin Pora )609 people

[All 42 villages in Bandipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Bandipora?25 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?22.2% (Census 2011)