Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman
# Raglachang

Raglachang is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 79 people in 15 households, the 48th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 79 people (2011)
- 15 households
- 82.7% literacy
- 975 females per 1,000 males

## Raglachang PIN code and other codes

Raglachang falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Nilambur
- Community development block Rangat
- Census village code 645381

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

## How far is Raglachang from nearby towns?
- Rangat (sub-district HQ) 72 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 142 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 109 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Raglachang?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Raglachang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nayagarh
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nilambur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water 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 Raglachang known for?

The main crops are rice, pulses and vegetables. About 39% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Raglachang

Of every 100 households in Raglachang in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raglachang · ■ Rangat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 83%
- Toilet within the home 7% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 47%
- Tap water 0% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 54%
- Use banking services 100% 92%
- Television 0% 66%
- Mobile phone 13% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 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 Raglachang?

■ Raglachang · ■ Rangat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 84.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 981
- Working population 31.6% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 78.9% for women. 35% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (4%) · ■ Other work 6 (24%) · ■ Marginal 18 (72%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat
- Porlobjig No. 3 117 people
- Khatta Khari 108 people
- Bharatpur 101 people
- Nilambur 84 people
- Khatta Khari 75 people
- Foster Valley 70 people
- Bangaon 67 people
- Udhaygarh 64 people

All 96 villages in Rangat

## Quick answers
- How far is Raglachang from Mayabunder? 142 km by road
- What is the population of Raglachang? 79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raglachang in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Raglachang? 82.7% (Census 2011)

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