# Afra Bay Village, Great Nicobar – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Great Nicobar, Nicobars 

# Afra Bay

Afra Bay is a village in Great Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 29 households**, the 6th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 138people (2011)
- 29households
- 57.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Afra Bay PIN code and other codes

Afra Bay falls in Great Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Community development blockCampbell Bay
- Census village code645166

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Afra Bay from nearby towns?

- Campbellbay (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Nicobar (district HQ)287 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)556 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Afra Bay?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Afra Bay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Campbellbay
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Afra Bay

Of every 100 households in Afra Bay in 2011, 70 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Afra Bay · ■ Great Nicobar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**23%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****20%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**10%

Own their home ****70%**

**60%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Afra Bay?

■ Afra Bay · ■ Great Nicobar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**665

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**922

Working population ****8.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 41.8% for women. 15% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (8%) · **■** Other work 5 (42%) · **■** Marginal 6 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Great Nicobar

- Joginder Nagar693 people
- Govinda Nagar676 people
- Laxmi Nagar230 people
- 7 km Farm141 people
- Vijoy Nagar100 people
- Pulloullo/Puloulo81 people
- Pulopanja75 people
- Gandhi Nagar69 people

[All 72 villages in Great Nicobar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/great-nicobar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Afra Bay from Nicobar?287 km by road
- What is the population of Afra Bay?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Afra Bay in?Nicobars district (Great Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Afra Bay?57.1% (Census 2011)