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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/forest-block/

Village · Lar, Ganderbal 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,457 people in 240 households**, the 20th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 1,457people (2011)
- 240households
- 23.1%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGanderbal
- Census village code002957

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?

- Lar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaderbal (district HQ)17 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)11 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?

6 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

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.

## What is Forest Block known for?

About 51% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Lar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**91%

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

**85%

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

**13%

Tap water ****1%**

**80%

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

**71%

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

**27%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****39%**

**69%

Television ****0%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****41%**

**9%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 · ■ Lar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.1%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**854

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**879

Working population ****21.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.6% for men and 13.6% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 240 (76%) · **■** Marginal 59 (19%)

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 Lar

- Bena Hama2,079 people
- Thuru2,008 people
- Badam Pora1,817 people
- Was Kora1,592 people
- Zazna1,409 people
- Khrani Hama1,351 people
- Watal Bag1,229 people
- Gulab Bagh1,214 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Gaderbal?17 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?1,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?23.1% (Census 2011)