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

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Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Forest Block

Forest Block is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,205 people in 247 households**, the 7th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,205people (2011)
- 247households
- 58.6%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Forest Block PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGurbandha
- Census village code364167

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?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)28 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhalbhumgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 **rice**. About 8% of the 4,013 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Forest Block · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**68%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****10%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**933

Working population ****45.7%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 49.0% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 494 (90%)

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 Gurbandha

- Banmakri1,569 people
- Gurabanda1,312 people
- Benagariya1,291 people
- Bautiya1,223 people
- Murakati1,151 people
- Madhbhandar1,146 people
- Sunrgi1,143 people
- Singpura1,128 people

[All 93 villages in Gurbandha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Forest Block from Jamshedpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Forest Block?1,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Forest Block in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?58.6% (Census 2011)