Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman
# Kamalapur

Kamalapur is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 258 people in 66 households, the 27th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.
- 258 people (2011)
- 66 households
- 81.2% literacy
- 856 females per 1,000 males

## Kamalapur PIN code and other codes

Kamalapur falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Harinagar
- Community development block Mayabunder
- Census village code 645312

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

## How far is Kamalapur from nearby towns?
- Kamalapur (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Kamalapur (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 198 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kamalapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kamalapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 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 Kamalapur known for?

The main crops are rice and arecanut. About 45% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kamalapur

Of every 100 households in Kamalapur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalapur · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 71%
- Toilet within the home 9% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 52%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 61%
- Use banking services 98% 88%
- Television 61% 55%
- Mobile phone 78% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 12% 16%
- Own their home 100% 62%

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

## What is the population of Kamalapur?

■ Kamalapur · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.2% 86.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 972
- Working population 39.1% 35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 73.8% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (11%) · ■ Other work 12 (12%) · ■ Marginal 18 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder
- Basantipur 413 people
- Pudumadurai 404 people
- Karmatang X incl.Bihari Plot 339 people
- Hanspuri 265 people
- Buddha Nallaha 156 people
- Paiket Bay 154 people
- Birsa Nagar 144 people
- Chuglum Gum 131 people

All 50 villages in Mayabunder

## Quick answers
- How far is Kamalapur from Kamalapur? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalapur? 258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalapur in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalapur? 81.2% (Census 2011)

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