Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman # Paiket Bay Paiket Bay is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 154 people in 44 households, the 29th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 154 people (2011) - 44 households - 71.2% literacy - 1,000 females per 1,000 males ## Paiket Bay PIN code and other codes Paiket Bay falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Mayabunder - Census village code 645323 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paiket Bay from nearby towns? - Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 32 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 252 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paiket Bay? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Paiket Bay; 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 10+ km · Swdaehsnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paiket Bay known for? The main crops are rice. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paiket Bay Of every 100 households in Paiket Bay in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paiket Bay · ■ 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 2% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 61% - Use banking services 100% 88% - Television 2% 55% - Mobile phone 0% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 22% 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 Paiket Bay? ■ Paiket Bay · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 86.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 972 - Working population 32.5% 35.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 43 (86%) · ■ Other work 2 (4%) · ■ Marginal 5 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder - Karmatang X incl.Bihari Plot 339 people - Hanspuri 265 people - Kamalapur 258 people - Buddha Nallaha 156 people - Birsa Nagar 144 people - Chuglum Gum 131 people - Karmatang IX 99 people - Kanchi Nallaha & Bamboo Nallaha 93 people All 50 villages in Mayabunder ## Quick answers - How far is Paiket Bay from Mayabunder? 32 km by road - What is the population of Paiket Bay? 154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paiket Bay in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Paiket Bay? 71.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/mayabunder/paiket-bay/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.