Village · Diglipur, North & Middle Andaman
# Sagar Dweep

Sagar Dweep is a village in Diglipur sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 337 people in 97 households, the 32nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 337 people (2011)
- 97 households
- 77.1% literacy
- 822 females per 1,000 males

## Sagar Dweep PIN code and other codes

Sagar Dweep falls in Diglipur sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Keralapuram
- Community development block Diglipur
- Census village code 645242

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

## How far is Sagar Dweep from nearby towns?
- Diglipur (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 91 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 321 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sagar Dweep?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sagar Dweep; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre 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
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sagar Dweep known for?

The main crops are rice, pulses and vegetables. About 15% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sagar Dweep

Of every 100 households in Sagar Dweep in 2011, 49 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sagar Dweep · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 60%
- Toilet within the home 6% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 53%
- Tap water 52% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 70%
- Use banking services 88% 88%
- Television 31% 48%
- Mobile phone 58% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 22% 20%
- Own their home 94% 55%

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

## What is the population of Sagar Dweep?

■ Sagar Dweep · ■ Diglipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 822 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 565 965
- Working population 37.4% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 66.9% for women. 63% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 11 (9%) · ■ Marginal 101 (80%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Diglipur
- Gandhi Nagar 502 people
- Paranghara 463 people
- Pilone Nallaha 386 people
- Krishnapuri 355 people
- Radha Nagar 321 people
- Rabindrapalli 317 people
- Beach Dera 302 people
- Srinagar 297 people

All 81 villages in Diglipur

## Quick answers
- How far is Sagar Dweep from Mayabunder? 91 km by road
- What is the population of Sagar Dweep? 337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sagar Dweep in? North & Middle Andaman district (Diglipur sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Sagar Dweep? 77.1% (Census 2011)

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