Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman # Paresh Nagar Paresh Nagar is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 523 people in 129 households, the 19th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 523 people (2011) - 129 households - 88.6% literacy - 959 females per 1,000 males ## Paresh Nagar PIN code and other codes Paresh Nagar falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Basantipur - Community development block Mayabunder - Census village code 645311 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Paresh Nagar from nearby towns? - Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 35 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 205 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Paresh Nagar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Paresh Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Govindpur - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Swadeshnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karmatang - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 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 Paresh Nagar known for? The main crops are rice and arecanut. Products made here include wooden items and cane furniture. About 21% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Paresh Nagar Of every 100 households in Paresh Nagar in 2011, 80 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paresh Nagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 71% - Toilet within the home 60% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 52% - Tap water 78% 85% - Drinking water within premises 54% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 61% - Use banking services 84% 88% - Television 63% 55% - Mobile phone 78% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 14% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 10% 16% - Own their home 68% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Paresh Nagar? ■ Paresh Nagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.6% 86.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 966 972 - Working population 44.0% 35.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 81.6% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (3%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 80 (35%) · ■ Marginal 95 (41%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder - Lauki Nallaha 745 people - Webi 654 people - Devpur 609 people - Jaipur 543 people - Chainpur 484 people - Profullya Nagar 458 people - Lataw 456 people - Basantipur 413 people All 50 villages in Mayabunder ## Quick answers - How far is Paresh Nagar from Mayabunder? 35 km by road - What is the population of Paresh Nagar? 523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paresh Nagar in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Paresh Nagar? 88.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/mayabunder/paresh-nagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.