# Forest Block Village, Musabani, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/musabani/forest-block/ Village · Musabani, Purbi Singhbhum # Forest Block Forest Block is a village in Musabani sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,665 people in 511 households**, the 4th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 2,665people (2011) - 511households - 52.9%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Forest Block PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Forest Block is 831002.** Forest Block falls in Musabani sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Gram panchayatForest Block - Community development blockMusabani - Census village code363951 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? - Musabani (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)43 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town)41 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 · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 school5–10 km · Lowakesra - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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. ## What is Forest Block known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 5,047 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. 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, 19 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Forest Block · ■ Musabani rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **80% Toilet within the home ****1%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****58%** **60% Television ****5%** **28% Mobile phone ****11%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 · ■ Musabani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071** **976 Working population ****38.6%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 41.1% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (9%) · **■** Marginal 582 (57%) 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 Musabani - Paruliya5,286 people - Dhohni3,708 people - Sohada2,754 people - Gohla2,545 people - Benashol2,310 people - Terenga2,006 people - Patharghara1,983 people [All 43 villages in Musabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/musabani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Forest Block?831002 - How far is Forest Block from Jamshedpur?43 km by road - What is the population of Forest Block?2,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Forest Block in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Musabani sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Forest Block?52.9% (Census 2011)