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About Forest Block Village

Forest Block is a village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir.

Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Forest Block village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara

How far is Forest Block from other places

Forest Block lies about 19 km from Kupwara, 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
District headquarters Kupwara 19 km
Nearest town Kopawor 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 24 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 31 km

Villages closest to Forest Block

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

Forest Block falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara 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 19 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Forest Block is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 19 km away. Kopawor is about 19 km away. Handwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harawat (6.0 km), Lara Bal (6.0 km) and Marat Gam (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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