Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman
# Abaygarh

Abaygarh is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 59 people in 12 households, the 53rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 59 people (2011)
- 12 households
- 88.5% literacy
- 1,185 females per 1,000 males

## Abaygarh PIN code and other codes

Abaygarh falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Nilambur
- Community development block Rangat
- Census village code 645380

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

## How far is Abaygarh from nearby towns?
- Rangat (sub-district HQ) 70 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 107 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Abaygarh?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Abaygarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Sundergarh
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nilambur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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 Abaygarh known for?

The main crops are rice and pulses. About 88% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Abaygarh

Of every 100 households in Abaygarh in 2011, 58 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Abaygarh · ■ Rangat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 58% 83%
- Toilet within the home 0% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 47%
- Tap water 0% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 54%
- Use banking services 75% 92%
- Television 17% 66%
- Mobile phone 33% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 33% 12%
- Own their home 92% 62%

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

## What is the population of Abaygarh?

■ Abaygarh · ■ Rangat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.5% 84.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1185 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 981
- Working population 50.8% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 86.2% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 4 (13%) · ■ Marginal 12 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat
- Khatta Khari 75 people
- Foster Valley 70 people
- Bangaon 67 people
- Udhaygarh 64 people
- Wrafter's Creek 58 people
- Bolcha 45 people
- Sagwan Nallaha 45 people
- Between Chotaligbang and Foul Bay 43 people

All 96 villages in Rangat

## Quick answers
- How far is Abaygarh from Mayabunder? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Abaygarh? 59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abaygarh in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Abaygarh? 88.5% (Census 2011)

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