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

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Village · Kreeri, Baramula 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Kreeri sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,974 people in 407 households**, the 5th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 2,974people (2011)
- 407households
- 43.7%literacy
- 843females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockWagura
- Census village code002503

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?

- Kreeri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)12 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)12 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; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Kreeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**90%

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

**68%

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

**28%

Tap water ****1%**

**83%

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

**37%

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

**8%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**53%

Television ****0%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****68%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Kreeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**886

Working population ****28.6%**

**25.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 32.7% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 324 (38%) · **■** Marginal 274 (32%)

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 Kreeri

- Kreri3,920 people
- Chandusa3,884 people
- Kachumuqam3,448 people
- Reshi Pora3,194 people
- Wagura2,829 people
- Wizar2,431 people
- Jahangir Pora2,381 people
- Watra Gam2,378 people

[All 50 villages in Kreeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/kreeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Baramulla?12 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?2,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Baramula district (Kreeri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?43.7% (Census 2011)