Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman
# Paschimsagar

Paschimsagar is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,038 people in 250 households, the 14th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 1,038 people (2011)
- 250 households
- 77.6% literacy
- 887 females per 1,000 males

## Paschimsagar PIN code and other codes

Paschimsagar falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Diglipur
- Census village code 645261

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

## How far is Paschimsagar from nearby towns?
- Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 283 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Paschimsagar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paschimsagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kishorinagr
- ○ 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
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 13 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Paschimsagar known for?

The main crops are rice and vegetables.

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

## Homes and amenities in Paschimsagar

Of every 100 households in Paschimsagar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschimsagar · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 27% 60%
- Toilet within the home 19% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 53%
- Tap water 52% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 70%
- Use banking services 78% 88%
- Television 21% 48%
- Mobile phone 51% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 36% 20%
- Own their home 0% 55%

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

## What is the population of Paschimsagar?

■ Paschimsagar · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.6% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 982 965
- Working population 42.0% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 68.4% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 246 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 65 (15%) · ■ Marginal 122 (28%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur
- Durgapur 1,320 people
- Ramnagar 1,235 people
- Laxmipur 1,234 people
- Vidyasagarpalli 1,127 people
- Swarajgram 940 people
- Milangram 905 people
- Radha Nagar 902 people
- Aerial Bay 820 people

All 81 villages in Diglipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Paschimsagar from Mayabunder? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Paschimsagar? 1,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschimsagar in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Paschimsagar? 77.6% (Census 2011)

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