About Forest Block Village

Forest Block is one of the larger villages in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,344, made up of 6,067 males and 5,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males.

Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Forest Block village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Kokernag
Population	11,344
Male Population	6,067
Female Population	5,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Forest Block is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Forest Block

Forest Block is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Forest Block as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dam Hall, Dan Veth Pora, Dandi Pora and Desu Now Bugh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Forest Block village had a population of 11,344. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Forest Block village has 6,067 males and 5,277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Forest Block has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Forest Block falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Forest Block notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Forest Block.

Forest Block is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.