Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Bolcha Bolcha is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 45 people in 8 households, the 55th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 45 people (2011) - 8 households - 80.0% literacy - 875 females per 1,000 males ## Bolcha PIN code and other codes Bolcha falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645430 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bolcha from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 65 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 137 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 122 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bolcha? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Bolcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Adogig - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nilambur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Bolcha Of every 100 households in Bolcha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bolcha · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 83% - Toilet within the home 0% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 47% - Tap water 0% 87% - Drinking water within premises 0% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 54% - Use banking services 88% 92% - Television 12% 66% - Mobile phone 38% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 25% 12% - Own their home 100% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bolcha? ■ Bolcha · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 933 - Working population 40.0% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 4 (22%) · ■ Marginal 14 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Bangaon 67 people - Udhaygarh 64 people - Abaygarh 59 people - Wrafter's Creek 58 people - Sagwan Nallaha 45 people - Between Chotaligbang and Foul Bay 43 people - Strait Island 39 people - Chotaligbang 38 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Bolcha from Mayabunder? 137 km by road - What is the population of Bolcha? 45 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bolcha in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Bolcha? 80.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/bolcha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.