Forest Block Population, Caste, Working Data Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Forest Block is a village situated in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 65 families residing in the village Forest Block. The total population of Forest Block is 347 out of which 182 are males and 165 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Forest Block is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Forest Block village is 66 which is 19% of the total population. There are 37 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Forest Block is 784 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Forest Block village.

Population
347
Families
65
Literacy
5.34%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Forest Block is 5.3%. Thus Forest Block village has lower literacy rate compared to 43.7% of Ramban district. The male literacy rate is 7.59% and the female literacy rate is 2.94% in Forest Block village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Forest Block village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Forest Block Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Forest Block village.

Total Male Female
Children 66 37 29
Literacy 5.34% 7.59% 2.94%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 346 181 165
Illiterate 332 171 161

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Forest Block village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Forest Block village out of total population, 300 were engaged in work activities. 99% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 300 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 297 152 145
Cultivators 1 0 1
Other Workers 296 152 144
Marginal Workers 3 2 1
Non Working 47 28 19

Nearby Villages to Forest Block,

Below are the list of villages near Forest Block village in Banihal.

Village Population
Seripati 2,827
Paristan 2,976
Bhangara 2,720
Hoochak 3,111
Panchal 3,069
Sojmatna 5,638
Alanbas 2,581
Pogal 11,526
Neel 5,494
Chak Narwah 2,017

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