# Paranghara Village, Diglipur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman 

# Paranghara

Paranghara is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 108 households**, the 29th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 463people (2011)
- 108households
- 79.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Paranghara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKishorinagar
- Community development blockDiglipur
- Census village code645233

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

## How far is Paranghara from nearby towns?

- Mayabunder (district HQ)48 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)273 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 Paranghara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Paranghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kishorinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Diglipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Paranghara known for?

The main crops are **rice, arecanut and pulses**. About 6% of the 701 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 Paranghara

Of every 100 households in Paranghara in 2011, 36 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paranghara · ■ Diglipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**53%

Tap water ****52%**

**62%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**70%

Use banking services ****97%**

**88%

Television ****26%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****30%**

**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 Paranghara?

■ Paranghara · ■ Diglipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**965

Working population ****36.3%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 77.1% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (34%) · **■** Marginal 45 (27%)

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

- Bara Dabla536 people
- Tal Bagan523 people
- Mohanpur513 people
- Gandhi Nagar502 people
- Pilone Nallaha386 people
- Krishnapuri355 people
- Sagar Dweep337 people
- Radha Nagar321 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paranghara from Mayabunder?48 km by road
- What is the population of Paranghara?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranghara in?North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Paranghara?79.8% (Census 2011)