Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman # Beach Dera Beach Dera is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 302 people in 70 households, the 35th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 302 people (2011) - 70 households - 58.0% literacy - 746 females per 1,000 males ## Beach Dera PIN code and other codes Beach Dera falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Diglipur - Census village code 645247 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Beach Dera from nearby towns? - Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 98 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 329 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Beach Dera? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Beach Dera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Diglipur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Diglipur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Beach Dera known for? The main crops are rice, vegetables and pulses. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Beach Dera Of every 100 households in Beach Dera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Beach Dera · ■ Diglipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 60% - Toilet within the home 0% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 53% - Tap water 0% 62% - Drinking water within premises 0% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 70% - Use banking services 58% 88% - Television 3% 48% - Mobile phone 0% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 62% 20% - Own their home 0% 55% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Beach Dera? ■ Beach Dera · ■ Diglipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 746 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 629 965 - Working population 57.9% 37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 99 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (5%) · ■ Marginal 65 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur - Krishnapuri 355 people - Sagar Dweep 337 people - Radha Nagar 321 people - Rabindrapalli 317 people - Srinagar 297 people - Smith 260 people - Santi Nagar 239 people - Burmachad 237 people All 81 villages in Diglipur ## Quick answers - How far is Beach Dera from Mayabunder? 98 km by road - What is the population of Beach Dera? 302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Beach Dera in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Beach Dera? 58.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/diglipur/beach-dera/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.