# Gandhi Nagar Village, Diglipur – PIN Code & Facilities

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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 **502 people in 112 households**, the 28th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 502people (2011)
- 112households
- 63.5%literacy
- 984females 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 blockDiglipur
- Census village code645256

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

## How far is Gandhi Nagar from nearby towns?

- Diglipur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ)88 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)319 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 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 schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diglipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diglipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

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.

## What is Gandhi Nagar known for?

The main crops are **rice, vegetables and pulses**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gandhi Nagar

Of every 100 households in Gandhi Nagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhi Nagar · ■ Diglipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**88%

Television ****2%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**20%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Gandhi Nagar?

■ Gandhi Nagar · ■ Diglipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1654**

**965

Working population ****42.8%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 40 (19%)

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

- Kalipur545 people
- Bara Dabla536 people
- Tal Bagan523 people
- Mohanpur513 people
- Paranghara463 people
- Pilone Nallaha386 people
- Krishnapuri355 people
- Sagar Dweep337 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhi Nagar from Mayabunder?88 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhi Nagar?502 (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?63.5% (Census 2011)