Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman
# Gandhi Nagar

Gandhi Nagar is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 47 people in 12 households, the 63rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 47 people (2011)
- 12 households
- 77.1% literacy
- 880 females per 1,000 males

## Gandhi Nagar PIN code and other codes

Gandhi Nagar falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Diglipur
- Census village code 645255

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

## How far is Gandhi Nagar from nearby towns?
- Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 321 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gandhi Nagar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhi Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### 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 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Gandhi Nagar known for?

The main crops are rice, vegetables and pulses.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gandhi Nagar

Of every 100 households in Gandhi Nagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhi Nagar · ■ 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 67% 88%
- Television 0% 48%
- Mobile phone 27% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 67% 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 Gandhi Nagar?

■ Gandhi Nagar · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 880 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1400 965
- Working population 51.1% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (96%) · ■ Other work 1 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur
- Lamiya Bay 83 people
- Mutha Nallaha 83 people
- Haridas Kattai 69 people
- Khudirampur 64 people
- Ganna Level 32 people
- Pathi Level 25 people
- Baskata Nallaha 24 people
- East Island 16 people

All 81 villages in Diglipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Gandhi Nagar from Mayabunder? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhi Nagar? 47 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhi Nagar in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhi Nagar? 77.1% (Census 2011)

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