Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman
# Merk Bay

Merk Bay is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 3 people in 2 households, the 76th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 3 people (2011)
- 2 households
- 100.0% literacy

## Merk Bay PIN code and other codes

Merk Bay falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Rangat
- Census village code 645422

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

## How far is Merk Bay from nearby towns?
- Rangat (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 119 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 227 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Merk Bay?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Merk Bay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Long Island
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Long Island
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Merk Bay

Of every 100 households in Merk Bay in 2011, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merk Bay · ■ Rangat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 83%
- Toilet within the home 25% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 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 75% 92%
- Television 0% 66%
- Mobile phone 50% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 25% 12%
- Own their home 0% 62%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Merk Bay?

■ Merk Bay · ■ Rangat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 100.0% 84.5%
- Working population 100.0% 35.2%

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 3 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat
- Sippi Tikry 9 people
- Bamboo Tikry 5 people
- Lalajig Bay 4 people
- Pawajig 4 people
- Papita Dera 2 people
- Sukha Nallaha 1 person
- Yeratiljig No. 11 1 person

All 96 villages in Rangat

## Quick answers
- How far is Merk Bay from Mayabunder? 119 km by road
- What is the population of Merk Bay? 3 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merk Bay in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Merk Bay? 100.0% (Census 2011)

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