Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Kanchangarh Kanchangarh is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 243 people in 53 households, the 31st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 243 people (2011) - 53 households - 84.2% literacy - 929 females per 1,000 males ## Kanchangarh PIN code and other codes Kanchangarh falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Nilambur - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645378 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanchangarh from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 72 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 142 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 104 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanchangarh? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchangarh; 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 under 5 km · Nilambur - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nilambur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 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 Kanchangarh known for? The main crops are rice, pulses and vegetables. About 21% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanchangarh Of every 100 households in Kanchangarh in 2011, 82 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanchangarh · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 83% - Toilet within the home 35% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 47% - Tap water 80% 87% - Drinking water within premises 78% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 65% 54% - Use banking services 94% 92% - Television 61% 66% - Mobile phone 52% 76% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 16% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 13% 12% - Own their home 65% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanchangarh? ■ Kanchangarh · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.2% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 692 981 - Working population 42.4% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 80.6% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 36 (35%) · ■ Marginal 66 (64%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Nayagarh 330 people - Bejoygarh 299 people - Shyamkund 294 people - Thiruvanchikulam 256 people - Cutbert Bay 238 people - South Creek 220 people - Wrafter's Creek 220 people - Rajatgarh 212 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Kanchangarh from Mayabunder? 142 km by road - What is the population of Kanchangarh? 243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchangarh in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Kanchangarh? 84.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/kanchangarh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.