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About Forest Block Village

Forest Block is a small village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 60 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males.

Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Forest Block village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Population 102
Male Population 60
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700

How Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Forest Block is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

How far is Forest Block from other places

Forest Block lies about 39 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 31 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Forest Block
Nearest town Kopawor 19 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 32 km
District headquarters Baramula 39 km

Villages closest to Forest Block

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiabad tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Forest Block

As per the Census of India 2011, Forest Block village had a population of 102. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Forest Block village has 60 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Forest Block has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Forest Block falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Forest Block is Sopur, about 31 km away in a straight line.

Forest Block is about 39 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Forest Block is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Kopawor is about 19 km away. Sopur is about 31 km away. Rafiabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satrina (5.6 km), Pakhwara (6.0 km) and Sare Para Budan (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Forest Block today is likely to be higher.

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