Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Saktigarh Saktigarh is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 707 people in 151 households, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 707 people (2011) - 151 households - 86.0% literacy - 942 females per 1,000 males ## Saktigarh PIN code and other codes Saktigarh falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Kaushalyanagar - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645366 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saktigarh from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 80 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 157 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saktigarh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Saktigarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bakultala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Karmatang - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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 Saktigarh known for? The main crops are paddy, coconut and arecanut. About 18% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saktigarh Of every 100 households in Saktigarh in 2011, 68 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Saktigarh · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 68% 83% - Toilet within the home 21% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 47% - Tap water 99% 87% - Drinking water within premises 50% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 54% - Use banking services 95% 92% - Television 47% 66% - Mobile phone 70% 76% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 7% 16% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 18% 12% - Own their home 92% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saktigarh? ■ Saktigarh · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.0% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 825 981 - Working population 29.4% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 81.3% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (14%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 97 (47%) · ■ Marginal 81 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Shivapuram 878 people - Desharatpur 766 people - Sundergarh 764 people - Adojig 732 people - Mithila 692 people - Padmanabhapuram 659 people - Amkunj 548 people - Dharmapur 388 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Saktigarh from Mayabunder? 80 km by road - What is the population of Saktigarh? 707 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saktigarh in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Saktigarh? 86.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/saktigarh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.