Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman
# Chuglum Gum

Chuglum Gum is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 131 people in 32 households, the 31st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.
- 131 people (2011)
- 32 households
- 81.6% literacy
- 1,015 females per 1,000 males

## Chuglum Gum PIN code and other codes

Chuglum Gum falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Mayabunder
- Census village code 645326

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

## How far is Chuglum Gum from nearby towns?
- Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 19 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 233 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chuglum Gum?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chuglum Gum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pahalgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Chuglum Gum

Of every 100 households in Chuglum Gum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chuglum Gum · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 71%
- Toilet within the home 0% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 52%
- Tap water 0% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 61%
- Use banking services 94% 88%
- Television 0% 55%
- Mobile phone 50% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 31% 16%
- Own their home 0% 62%

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

## What is the population of Chuglum Gum?

■ Chuglum Gum · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.6% 86.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 972
- Working population 32.8% 35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 75.9% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (60%) · ■ Other work 17 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder
- Kamalapur 258 people
- Buddha Nallaha 156 people
- Paiket Bay 154 people
- Birsa Nagar 144 people
- Karmatang IX 99 people
- Kanchi Nallaha & Bamboo Nallaha 93 people
- Shippi Tikry 90 people
- Sundari Khari 63 people

All 50 villages in Mayabunder

## Quick answers
- How far is Chuglum Gum from Mayabunder? 19 km by road
- What is the population of Chuglum Gum? 131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chuglum Gum in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Chuglum Gum? 81.6% (Census 2011)

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