Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman
# Tugapur

Tugapur is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,872 people in 447 households, the 4th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.
- 1,872 people (2011)
- 447 households
- 85.0% literacy
- 893 females per 1,000 males

## Tugapur PIN code and other codes

Tugapur falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Pahalgaon
- Community development block Mayabunder
- Census village code 645304

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

## How far is Tugapur from nearby towns?
- Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 230 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tugapur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Tugapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pahalgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Tugapur known for?

The main crops are paddy, arecanut and coconut. About 16% of the 1,051 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tugapur

Of every 100 households in Tugapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tugapur · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Electricity for lighting 42% 71%
- Toilet within the home 16% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 52%
- Tap water 75% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 61%
- Use banking services 80% 88%
- Television 36% 55%
- Mobile phone 59% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 26% 16%
- Own their home 96% 62%

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

## What is the population of Tugapur?

■ Tugapur · ■ Mayabunder rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.0% 86.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 984 972
- Working population 38.1% 35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 79.4% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 143 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 88 (12%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 197 (28%) · ■ Marginal 283 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder
- Mayabunder 2,845 people
- Pokadera 1,922 people
- Harinagar 1,902 people
- Pahalgaon 1,468 people
- Karmatang 1,229 people
- Santipur 1,120 people
- Pinakinagar 1,011 people

All 50 villages in Mayabunder

## Quick answers
- How far is Tugapur from Mayabunder? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Tugapur? 1,872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tugapur in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Tugapur? 85.0% (Census 2011)

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