Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman # Dukennagar Dukennagar is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 801 people in 185 households, the 12th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 801 people (2011) - 185 households - 78.9% literacy - 925 females per 1,000 males ## Dukennagar PIN code and other codes Dukennagar falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Swadeshnagar - Community development block Mayabunder - Census village code 645316 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dukennagar from nearby towns? - Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 40 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 202 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dukennagar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dukennagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Swadeshnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karmatang - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dukennagar known for? The main crops are rice. About 34% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dukennagar Of every 100 households in Dukennagar in 2011, 46 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dukennagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Electricity for lighting 46% 71% - Toilet within the home 16% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 84% 52% - Tap water 72% 85% - Drinking water within premises 4% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 61% - Use banking services 69% 88% - Television 30% 55% - Mobile phone 59% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 14% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 20% 16% - Own their home 98% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dukennagar? ■ Dukennagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.9% 86.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 972 - Working population 30.2% 35.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 73.8% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 25 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (10%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 98 (40%) · ■ Marginal 93 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder - Pinakinagar 1,011 people - Swadesh Nagar 956 people - Rampur 898 people - Lucknow 874 people - Danpur 798 people - Govindpur 767 people - Lauki Nallaha 745 people - Webi 654 people All 50 villages in Mayabunder ## Quick answers - How far is Dukennagar from Mayabunder? 40 km by road - What is the population of Dukennagar? 801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dukennagar in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Dukennagar? 78.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/mayabunder/dukennagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.