# Pilpilow Village, Nancowry – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Pilpilow

Pilpilow is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 62 households**, the 9th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 282people (2011)
- 62households
- 82.9%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Pilpilow PIN code and other codes

Pilpilow falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645104

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

## How far is Pilpilow from nearby towns?

- Port Blair (nearest town)439 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 Pilpilow?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pilpilow; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Champin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Pilpilow

Of every 100 households in Pilpilow in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pilpilow · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**55%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****41%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**64%

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 Pilpilow?

■ Pilpilow · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**782

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****44.0%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 83.0% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (11%) · **■** Marginal 110 (89%)

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 Nancowry

- Tahaila377 people
- Bengali354 people
- Kalasi335 people
- Minyuk305 people
- Kuitasuk277 people
- Raihion276 people
- Aloorang271 people
- Kakana270 people

[All 112 villages in Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pilpilow?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilpilow in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Pilpilow?82.9% (Census 2011)