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Forest Block Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Forest Block is a large village located in Karnah Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 883 families residing. The Forest Block village has population of 3076 of which 1623 are males while 1453 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Forest Block village population of children with age 0-6 is 220 which makes up 7.15 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Forest Block village is 895 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Forest Block as per census is 982, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Forest Block village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Forest Block village was 33.19 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Forest Block Male literacy stands at 46.56 % while female literacy rate was 18.15 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Forest Block village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Forest Block village.

Forest Block Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 883 - -
Population 3,076 1,623 1,453
Child (0-6) 220 111 109
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 136 67 69
Literacy 33.19 % 46.56 % 18.15 %
Total Workers 1,324 1,022 302
Main Worker 921 - -
Marginal Worker 403 375 28

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 4.42 % of total population in Forest Block village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Forest Block village of Kupwara.

Work Profile

In Forest Block village out of total population, 1324 were engaged in work activities. 69.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1324 workers engaged in Main Work, 549 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 92 were Agricultural labourer.