Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman
# Kalipur

Kalipur is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 545 people in 126 households, the 24th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 545 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 86.0% literacy
- 912 females per 1,000 males

## Kalipur PIN code and other codes

Kalipur falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Shibpur
- Community development block Diglipur
- Census village code 645230

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

## How far is Kalipur from nearby towns?
- Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 320 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kalipur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field 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
- ○ 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 untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalipur known for?

The main crops are rice, pulses and vegetables. About 17% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalipur

Of every 100 households in Kalipur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalipur · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 77% 60%
- Toilet within the home 44% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 56% 53%
- Tap water 96% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 70%
- Use banking services 99% 88%
- Television 64% 48%
- Mobile phone 70% 66%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 9% 20%
- Own their home 87% 55%

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

## What is the population of Kalipur?

■ Kalipur · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.0% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 711 965
- Working population 45.7% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 79.8% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 84 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 113 (45%) · ■ Marginal 42 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur
- Shyam Nagar 701 people
- Ganesh Nagar 667 people
- Keralapuram 647 people
- Deshbandhugram 638 people
- Bara Dabla 536 people
- Tal Bagan 523 people
- Mohanpur 513 people
- Gandhi Nagar 502 people

All 81 villages in Diglipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Kalipur from Mayabunder? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Kalipur? 545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalipur in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Kalipur? 86.0% (Census 2011)

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