Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman # Kalighat Kalighat is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,759 people in 490 households, the 7th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 1,759 people (2011) - 490 households - 82.6% literacy - 935 females per 1,000 males ## Kalighat PIN code and other codes Kalighat falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Kalighat - Community development block Diglipur - Census village code 645237 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalighat from nearby towns? - Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 76 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 296 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalighat? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kalighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Diglipur - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water 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 Kalighat known for? The main crops are rice, arecanut, pulses and vegetables. About 24% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalighat Of every 100 households in Kalighat in 2011, 82 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kalighat · ■ Diglipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 60% - Toilet within the home 57% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 43% 53% - Tap water 96% 62% - Drinking water within premises 62% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 48% 70% - Use banking services 86% 88% - Television 64% 48% - Mobile phone 79% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 13% 20% - Own their home 55% 55% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalighat? ■ Kalighat · ■ Diglipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.6% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 965 - Working population 37.2% 37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 80.2% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (9%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 477 (73%) · ■ Marginal 116 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur - Subhashgram 2,605 people - Madhupur 2,523 people - Sitanagar 2,227 people - Nabagram 2,208 people - Khudirampur 1,328 people - Kishori Nagar 1,328 people - Durgapur 1,320 people - Ramnagar 1,235 people All 81 villages in Diglipur ## Quick answers - How far is Kalighat from Mayabunder? 76 km by road - What is the population of Kalighat? 1,759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalighat in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Kalighat? 82.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/diglipur/kalighat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.