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

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Village · Rafiabad, Baramula 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Rafiabad sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **102 people in 21 households**, the 75th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 102people (2011)
- 21households
- 47.4%literacy
- 700females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBochu
- Community development blockRohama
- Census village code002311

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?

- Rafiabad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)25 km by road
- Watergam (nearest town)10 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 · ■ Rafiabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**96%

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

**72%

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

**24%

Tap water ****5%**

**72%

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

**45%

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

**13%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****24%**

**74%

Television ****0%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****62%**

**13%

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 · ■ Rafiabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****700**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**914

Working population ****48.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 25.0% for women. 43% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 19 (39%) · **■** Marginal 30 (61%)

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 Rafiabad

- Magray Pora Bala157 people
- Satrina135 people
- Now Pora Hamal114 people
- Chipdeji110 people
- Mandinu Hachinar42 people
- Gali Bal34 people

[All 77 villages in Rafiabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Baramulla?25 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Baramula district (Rafiabad sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?47.4% (Census 2011)