Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman
# Jagannath Dera

Jagannath Dera is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 230 people in 65 households, the 40th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 230 people (2011)
- 65 households
- 78.6% literacy
- 901 females per 1,000 males

## Jagannath Dera PIN code and other codes

Jagannath Dera falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Kalighat
- Community development block Diglipur
- Census village code 645238

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

## How far is Jagannath Dera from nearby towns?
- Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 86 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 306 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Jagannath Dera?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jagannath Dera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kalighat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Diglipur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jagannath Dera known for?

The main crops are rice, arecanut, pulses and vegetables. About 5% of the 1,679 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Jagannath Dera

Of every 100 households in Jagannath Dera in 2011, 40 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jagannath Dera · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 60%
- Toilet within the home 6% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 53%
- Tap water 71% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 70%
- Use banking services 96% 88%
- Television 28% 48%
- Mobile phone 34% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 48% 20%
- Own their home 37% 55%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jagannath Dera?

■ Jagannath Dera · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 901 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 789 965
- Working population 50.4% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 71.3% for women. 68% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (4%) · ■ Other work 15 (13%) · ■ Marginal 96 (83%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur
- Srinagar 297 people
- Smith 260 people
- Santi Nagar 239 people
- Burmachad 237 people
- Austin II 226 people
- Ganna Dabla 202 people
- Hara Tikry 192 people
- Elezabeth Bay 175 people

All 81 villages in Diglipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Jagannath Dera from Mayabunder? 86 km by road
- What is the population of Jagannath Dera? 230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagannath Dera in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Jagannath Dera? 78.6% (Census 2011)

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