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About Forest Block Village

Forest Block is a large village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,076, made up of 1,623 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males.

Forest Block Overview

Census 2011 figures for Forest Block village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Karnah
Population 3,076
Male Population 1,623
Female Population 1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895

How Forest Block compares

By the 2011 count Forest Block is the 4th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

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 3,076. That makes it the 4th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Forest Block village has 1,623 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Forest Block has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Forest Block falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Forest Block is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara 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.

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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