# East Island Village, Diglipur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman 

# East Island

East Island is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **16 people in 5 households**, the 67th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 16people (2011)
- 5households
- 100.0%literacy
- 67females per 1,000 males

## East Island PIN code and other codes

East Island falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Community development blockDiglipur
- Census village code645243

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

## How far is East Island from nearby towns?

- Diglipur (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ)105 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)339 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 East Island?

1 services counted by the Census are inside East Island; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Beachdera
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diglipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diglipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 East Island

Of every 100 households in East Island in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ East Island · ■ Diglipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****75%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****0%**

**55%

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 East Island?

■ East Island · ■ Diglipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****67**

**911

Working population ****93.8%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 100% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 15 (100%)

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 Diglipur

- Gandhi Nagar47 people
- Ganna Level32 people
- Pathi Level25 people
- Baskata Nallaha24 people
- Narcondam Island16 people
- Land Fall Island6 people
- Smith3 people
- Curlew Island2 people

[All 81 villages in Diglipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/diglipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is East Island from Mayabunder?105 km by road
- What is the population of East Island?16 (Census 2011)
- Which district is East Island in?North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of East Island?100.0% (Census 2011)