# Forest Block Village, Haveli, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Haveli, Punch 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Haveli sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185101**. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 77 households**, the 46th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 437people (2011)
- 77households
- 75.8%literacy
- 185101PIN code

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Forest Block is 185101.** Forest Block falls in Haveli sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185101
- Gram panchayatShiendara
- Community development blockSurankot
- Census village code001139

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?

- Haveli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)15 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Poonch
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Poonch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

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?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. 

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, 46 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Haveli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****27%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**23%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****78%**

**71%

Television ****3%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**40%

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 · ■ Haveli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**890

Working population ****53.1%**

**28.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 66.3% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (25%) · **■** Other work 33 (14%) · **■** Marginal 40 (17%)

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 Haveli

- Kolian721 people
- Timira719 people
- Maidan580 people
- Kirni561 people
- Nakarkote244 people
- Serian55 people
- Polas35 people

[All 51 villages in Haveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/haveli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Forest Block?185101
- How far is Forest Block from Punch?15 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Punch district (Haveli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?75.8% (Census 2011)