Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman
# Aerial Bay

Aerial Bay is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 820 people in 226 households, the 18th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 820 people (2011)
- 226 households
- 90.2% literacy
- 790 females per 1,000 males

## Aerial Bay PIN code and other codes

Aerial Bay falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Keralapuram
- Community development block Diglipur
- Census village code 645227

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Aerial Bay from nearby towns?
- Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 89 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 309 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Aerial Bay?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Diglipur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Diglipur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Aerial Bay known for?

About 12% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Aerial Bay

Of every 100 households in Aerial Bay in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Aerial Bay · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 60%
- Toilet within the home 76% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 53%
- Tap water 92% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 73% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 35% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 30% 70%
- Use banking services 94% 88%
- Television 78% 48%
- Mobile phone 92% 66%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 2% 20%
- Own their home 37% 55%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Aerial Bay?

■ Aerial Bay · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.2% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 790 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 965
- Working population 38.7% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 85.9% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 283 (89%) · ■ Marginal 26 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur
- Paschimsagar 1,038 people
- Swarajgram 940 people
- Milangram 905 people
- Radha Nagar 902 people
- Shibpur 771 people
- Shyam Nagar 701 people
- Ganesh Nagar 667 people
- Keralapuram 647 people

All 81 villages in Diglipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Aerial Bay from Mayabunder? 89 km by road
- What is the population of Aerial Bay? 820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aerial Bay in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Aerial Bay? 90.2% (Census 2011)

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