Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman # Swadesh Nagar Swadesh Nagar is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 956 people in 228 households, the 9th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 956 people (2011) - 228 households - 88.3% literacy - 920 females per 1,000 males ## Swadesh Nagar PIN code and other codes Swadesh Nagar falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Mayabunder - Census village code 645318 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Swadesh Nagar from nearby towns? - Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 40 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 200 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Swadesh Nagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Swadesh Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karmatang - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 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 Swadesh Nagar known for? The main crops are rice and arecanut. About 53% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Swadesh Nagar Of every 100 households in Swadesh Nagar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Swadesh Nagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 71% - Toilet within the home 52% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 48% 52% - Tap water 83% 85% - Drinking water within premises 40% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 61% - Use banking services 93% 88% - Television 62% 55% - Mobile phone 79% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 20% 14% - Car / jeep / van 7% 4% - None of these assets 7% 16% - Own their home 80% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Swadesh Nagar? ■ Swadesh Nagar · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.3% 86.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 972 - Working population 34.2% 35.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 85.0% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 85 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (12%) · ■ Other work 153 (47%) · ■ Marginal 50 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder - Pahalgaon 1,468 people - Karmatang 1,229 people - Santipur 1,120 people - Pinakinagar 1,011 people - Rampur 898 people - Lucknow 874 people - Dukennagar 801 people - Danpur 798 people All 50 villages in Mayabunder ## Quick answers - How far is Swadesh Nagar from Mayabunder? 40 km by road - What is the population of Swadesh Nagar? 956 (Census 2011) - Which district is Swadesh Nagar in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Swadesh Nagar? 88.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/mayabunder/swadesh-nagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.