# Forest Block Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kangan, Ganderbal 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **14,975 people in 2,390 households**, the 1st largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 14,975people (2011)
- 2,390households
- 33.4%literacy
- 803females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Community development blockKangan
- Census village code002925

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?

- Kangan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ganderbal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)20 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, 9 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Kangan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**45%

Television ****1%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**21%

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 · ■ Kangan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.4%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**877

Working population ****36.0%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.4% for men and 22.0% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (1%) · **■** Household industry 25 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,113 (39%) · **■** Marginal 2,956 (55%)

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 Kangan

- Chater Gul7,641 people
- Hari Ganiwan6,699 people
- Wangat6,616 people
- Kangan5,985 people

[All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Ganderbal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?14,975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?33.4% (Census 2011)