Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman # Deshbandhugram Deshbandhugram is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 638 people in 148 households, the 23rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 638 people (2011) - 148 households - 85.5% literacy - 882 females per 1,000 males ## Deshbandhugram PIN code and other codes Deshbandhugram falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Diglipur - Census village code 645217 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Deshbandhugram from nearby towns? - Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 83 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 317 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Deshbandhugram? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Deshbandhugram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Diglipur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river 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 Deshbandhugram known for? The main crops are rice, pulses and vegetables. About 32% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Deshbandhugram Of every 100 households in Deshbandhugram in 2011, 65 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Deshbandhugram · ■ Diglipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 60% - Toilet within the home 44% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 56% 53% - Tap water 79% 62% - Drinking water within premises 20% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 70% - Use banking services 98% 88% - Television 54% 48% - Mobile phone 72% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 14% 20% - Own their home 85% 55% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Deshbandhugram? ■ Deshbandhugram · ■ Diglipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 622 965 - Working population 37.8% 37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 80.4% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 64 (27%) · ■ Marginal 115 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur - Shibpur 771 people - Shyam Nagar 701 people - Ganesh Nagar 667 people - Keralapuram 647 people - Kalipur 545 people - Bara Dabla 536 people - Tal Bagan 523 people - Mohanpur 513 people All 81 villages in Diglipur ## Quick answers - How far is Deshbandhugram from Mayabunder? 83 km by road - What is the population of Deshbandhugram? 638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Deshbandhugram in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Deshbandhugram? 85.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/diglipur/deshbandhugram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.