Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman
# Kalsi

Kalsi is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 354 people in 81 households, the 23rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 354 people (2011)
- 81 households
- 84.0% literacy
- 914 females per 1,000 males

## Kalsi PIN code and other codes

Kalsi falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Urmila
- Community development block Rangat
- Census village code 645364

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

## How far is Kalsi from nearby towns?
- Rangat (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 84 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 151 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kalsi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bakultala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karmatang
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bakultala
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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 5–10 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 Kalsi known for?

The main crops are paddy, coconut and arecanut. About 9% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalsi

Of every 100 households in Kalsi in 2011, 60 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalsi · ■ Rangat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 60% 83%
- Toilet within the home 8% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 47%
- Tap water 56% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 54%
- Use banking services 97% 92%
- Television 43% 66%
- Mobile phone 27% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 4% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 20% 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 Kalsi?

■ Kalsi · ■ Rangat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.0% 84.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 765 981
- Working population 31.1% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 75.0% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 6 (5%) · ■ Other work 64 (58%) · ■ Marginal 40 (36%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat
- Mithila 692 people
- Padmanabhapuram 659 people
- Amkunj 548 people
- Dharmapur 388 people
- Laxmanpur 348 people
- Thoraktang 346 people
- Sitapur 333 people
- Nayagarh 330 people

All 96 villages in Rangat

## Quick answers
- How far is Kalsi from Mayabunder? 84 km by road
- What is the population of Kalsi? 354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalsi in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Kalsi? 84.0% (Census 2011)

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