# Kishori Nagar Village, Diglipur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman 

# Kishori Nagar

Kishori Nagar is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **1,328 people in 336 households**, the 9th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 1,328people (2011)
- 336households
- 80.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Kishori Nagar PIN code and other codes

Kishori Nagar falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Gram panchayatKishorinagar
- Community development blockDiglipur
- Census village code645234

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

## How far is Kishori Nagar from nearby towns?

- Mayabunder (district HQ)50 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)275 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 Kishori Nagar?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kishori Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diglipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Kishori Nagar known for?

The main crops are **rice, arecanut and pulses**. About 12% of the 1,760 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kishori Nagar

Of every 100 households in Kishori Nagar in 2011, 55 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kishori Nagar · ■ Diglipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**53%

Tap water ****53%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**88%

Television ****40%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****69%**

**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 Kishori Nagar?

■ Kishori Nagar · ■ Diglipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**965

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 74.1% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 190 (35%) · **■** Marginal 266 (49%)

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

- Sitanagar2,227 people
- Nabagram2,208 people
- Kalighat1,759 people
- Khudirampur1,328 people
- Durgapur1,320 people
- Ramnagar1,235 people
- Laxmipur1,234 people
- Vidyasagarpalli1,127 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kishori Nagar from Mayabunder?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kishori Nagar?1,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kishori Nagar in?North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Kishori Nagar?80.6% (Census 2011)
