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

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **4,994 people in 1,638 households**, the 3rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 4,994people (2011)
- 1,638households
- 58.2%literacy
- 314females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLalpora A
- Community development blockTangmarg
- Census village code002699

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?

- Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)28 km by road
- Gulmarg (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?

4 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Post office10+ 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, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**92%

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

**84%

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

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**86%

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

**55%

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

**8%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****4%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****43%**

**10%

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 · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****314**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**879

Working population ****77.9%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 6.3% for women. 87% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,577 (66%) · **■** Marginal 1,254 (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 Tangmarg

- Feroz Pora6,702 people
- Lal Pora5,450 people
- Hajibal3,703 people
- Sumbal Bag3,161 people
- Hari Utnu2,899 people
- Hardu Shuru2,470 people

[All 96 villages in Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Baramulla?28 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?4,994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?58.2% (Census 2011)