Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman
# Pinakinagar

Pinakinagar is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,011 people in 230 households, the 8th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.
- 1,011 people (2011)
- 230 households
- 89.4% literacy
- 897 females per 1,000 males

## Pinakinagar PIN code and other codes

Pinakinagar falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Harinagar
- Community development block Mayabunder
- Census village code 645314

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

## How far is Pinakinagar from nearby towns?
- Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 38 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 Pinakinagar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pinakinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Swadeshnagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karmatang
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Pinakinagar known for?

The main crops are rice and arecanut. About 40% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pinakinagar

Of every 100 households in Pinakinagar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pinakinagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 71%
- Toilet within the home 48% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 52%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 51% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 61%
- Use banking services 94% 88%
- Television 54% 55%
- Mobile phone 77% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 4%
- None of these assets 9% 16%
- Own their home 82% 62%

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

## What is the population of Pinakinagar?

■ Pinakinagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.4% 86.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 968 972
- Working population 30.6% 35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 86.1% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 86 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (16%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 152 (49%) · ■ Marginal 19 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder
- Tugapur 1,872 people
- Pahalgaon 1,468 people
- Karmatang 1,229 people
- Santipur 1,120 people
- Swadesh Nagar 956 people
- Rampur 898 people
- Lucknow 874 people
- Dukennagar 801 people

All 50 villages in Mayabunder

## Quick answers
- How far is Pinakinagar from Mayabunder? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Pinakinagar? 1,011 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pinakinagar in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Pinakinagar? 89.4% (Census 2011)

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