Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman # Keralapuram Keralapuram is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 647 people in 192 households, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%. - 647 people (2011) - 192 households - 86.9% literacy - 973 females per 1,000 males ## Keralapuram PIN code and other codes Keralapuram falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Keralapuram - Community development block Diglipur - Census village code 645226 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Keralapuram from nearby towns? - Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 87 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 307 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Keralapuram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Keralapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Diglipur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Diglipur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Keralapuram known for? The main crops are rice, pulses and vegetables. About 24% of the 624 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Keralapuram Of every 100 households in Keralapuram in 2011, 80 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Keralapuram · ■ Diglipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 60% - Toilet within the home 68% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 31% 53% - Tap water 69% 62% - Drinking water within premises 80% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 56% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 38% 70% - Use banking services 97% 88% - Television 69% 48% - Mobile phone 85% 66% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 23% 11% - Car / jeep / van 9% 2% - None of these assets 5% 20% - Own their home 48% 55% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Keralapuram? ■ Keralapuram · ■ Diglipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.9% 82.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 965 - Working population 46.1% 37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 84.5% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 94 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 159 (53%) · ■ Marginal 37 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur - Aerial Bay 820 people - Shibpur 771 people - Shyam Nagar 701 people - Ganesh Nagar 667 people - Deshbandhugram 638 people - Kalipur 545 people - Bara Dabla 536 people - Tal Bagan 523 people All 81 villages in Diglipur ## Quick answers - How far is Keralapuram from Mayabunder? 87 km by road - What is the population of Keralapuram? 647 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keralapuram in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Keralapuram? 86.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/diglipur/keralapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.