Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Desharatpur Desharatpur is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 766 people in 173 households, the 15th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 766 people (2011) - 173 households - 92.2% literacy - 949 females per 1,000 males ## Desharatpur PIN code and other codes Desharatpur falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Desharatpur - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645352 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Desharatpur from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 10 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 181 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Desharatpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Desharatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rangat - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rangat - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap 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 Desharatpur known for? About 15% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Desharatpur Of every 100 households in Desharatpur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Desharatpur · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 83% - Toilet within the home 65% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 35% 47% - Tap water 97% 87% - Drinking water within premises 54% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 54% - Use banking services 94% 92% - Television 77% 66% - Mobile phone 86% 76% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 19% 16% - Car / jeep / van 3% 5% - None of these assets 4% 12% - Own their home 78% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Desharatpur? ■ Desharatpur · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 92.2% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1048 981 - Working population 36.6% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 88.1% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 118 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Household industry 11 (4%) · ■ Other work 146 (52%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Parnasala 1,004 people - Janakpur 1,000 people - Panchawati 952 people - Shivapuram 878 people - Sundergarh 764 people - Adojig 732 people - Saktigarh 707 people - Mithila 692 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Desharatpur from Mayabunder? 10 km by road - What is the population of Desharatpur? 766 (Census 2011) - Which district is Desharatpur in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Desharatpur? 92.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/desharatpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.