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

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Village · Sonawari, Bandipore 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 29 households**, the 47th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.

- 203people (2011)
- 29households
- 43.1%literacy
- 796females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAjas
- Community development blockHajan
- Census village code002821

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?

- Sonawari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sumbal (nearest town)5 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 office5–10 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 · ■ Sonawari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**95%

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

**78%

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

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

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

**28%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****97%**

**14%

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 · ■ Sonawari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**45.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****796**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**856

Working population ****31.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 31.0% for women. 42% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 62 (97%)

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 Sonawari

- Gundi Balakh584 people
- Chander Gair Ghat365 people
- Shilvat Ghat346 people
- Gund Ramzan290 people
- Nisbal Ghat200 people
- Hajin Ghat129 people
- Sumbal Ghat62 people

[All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Bandipora?35 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?43.1% (Census 2011)