# Forest Block Village, Sunderbani, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185156**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 82 households**, the 37th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 7.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 342people (2011)
- 82households
- 7.3%literacy
- 185156PIN code

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Forest Block is 185156.** Forest Block falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185156
- Gram panchayatForest Block
- Community development blockSunderbani
- Census village code001652

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?

- Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Rajauri (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sunderbani (nearest town)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?

6 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Forest Block

Of every 100 households in Forest Block in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**91%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****18%**

**84%

Television ****0%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****73%**

**20%

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 · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****7.3%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**827

Working population ****36.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 7.5% for men and 7.0% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 110 (89%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

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 Sunderbani

- Nauti432 people
- Lohara Kot413 people
- Chak Tawela387 people
- Nah376 people
- Owna288 people
- Manikah263 people
- Gandeh218 people
- Basant Pur158 people

[All 43 villages in Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Forest Block?185156
- How far is Forest Block from Rajauri?70 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?7.3% (Census 2011)