# Forest Block Village, Banihal, Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Banihal, Ramban 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Banihal sub-district of Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 65 households**, the 32nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 5.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 347people (2011)
- 65households
- 5.3%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Banihal sub-district, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Community development blockRamsoo
- Census village code004549

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?

- Banihal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ramban (district HQ)50 km by road
- Banihal (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?

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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 11 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, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Banihal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**71%

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

**29%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**71%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

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 · ■ Banihal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****5.3%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**933

Working population ****86.5%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 7.6% for men and 2.9% for women. 85% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 296 (99%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Banihal

- Zanhal1,288 people
- Chachahal1,055 people
- Gund Thathar979 people
- Naugam973 people
- Deogoal340 people

[All 34 villages in Banihal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Ramban?50 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Ramban district (Banihal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?5.3% (Census 2011)