# Forest Block Village, Boniyar, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Boniyar, Baramula 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Boniyar sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,706 people in 455 households**, the 4th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,706people (2011)
- 455households
- 58.3%literacy
- 318females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Boniyar sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Community development blockBoniyar
- Census village code002603

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?

- Boniyar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)51 km by road
- Uri (nearest town)25 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○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 · ■ Boniyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**92%

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

**62%

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

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**83%

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

**47%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****0%**

**56%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****75%**

**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 · ■ Boniyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****318**

**834

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**851

Working population ****69.6%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 8.3% for women. 91% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,873 (73%) · **■** Marginal 684 (27%)

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 Boniyar

- Sheerwani Pora4,287 people
- Bagnah Noor Khah4,284 people
- Limber4,212 people
- Salamabad Dachhna3,605 people
- Pahli Pora3,402 people
- Mahura2,948 people
- Bimyar2,784 people

[All 52 villages in Boniyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/boniyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Baramulla?51 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?3,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Baramula district (Boniyar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?58.3% (Census 2011)