# Forest Block Village, Dumaria, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Dumaria, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 30 households**, the 87th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 187people (2011)
- 30households
- 46.2%literacy
- 1,338females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

Forest Block falls in Dumaria sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPalarabani
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code363965

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?

- Dumariya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purbisinghbhum (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)64 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Forest Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhalukpatara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 **rice**. About 9% of the 1,101 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 47 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**61%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****93%**

**73%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

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 · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1338**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1588**

**940

Working population ****49.2%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 30.0% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 90 (98%)

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 Dumaria

- Badal Kocha272 people
- Kashidih247 people
- Kaliyam Kocha229 people
- Dibudih219 people
- Sat Puri157 people
- Khatpal137 people
- Manoharpur112 people

[All 90 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Purbisinghbhum?64 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Dumaria sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?46.2% (Census 2011)