Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Amkunj Amkunj is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 548 people in 131 households, the 21st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 548 people (2011) - 131 households - 86.1% literacy - 1,068 females per 1,000 males ## Amkunj PIN code and other codes Amkunj falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Nimbutala - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645349 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Amkunj from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 64 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 184 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Amkunj? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Amkunj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rangat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 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 Amkunj known for? The main crops are paddy. About 54% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Amkunj Of every 100 households in Amkunj in 2011, 73 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Amkunj · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 73% 83% - Toilet within the home 27% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 47% - Tap water 94% 87% - Drinking water within premises 67% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 54% - Use banking services 93% 92% - Television 56% 66% - Mobile phone 81% 76% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 16% 16% - Car / jeep / van 5% 5% - None of these assets 10% 12% - Own their home 74% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Amkunj? ■ Amkunj · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.1% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1632 981 - Working population 33.4% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 128 (70%) · ■ Marginal 43 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Adojig 732 people - Saktigarh 707 people - Mithila 692 people - Padmanabhapuram 659 people - Dharmapur 388 people - Kalsi 354 people - Laxmanpur 348 people - Thoraktang 346 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Amkunj from Mayabunder? 64 km by road - What is the population of Amkunj? 548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amkunj in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Amkunj? 86.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/amkunj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.