Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Santanu Santanu is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,202 people in 329 households, the 7th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 1,202 people (2011) - 329 households - 84.9% literacy - 997 females per 1,000 males ## Santanu PIN code and other codes Santanu falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Uttara - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645370 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Santanu from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 46 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 116 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 130 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Santanu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Santanu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 4 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 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 Santanu known for? The main crops are paddy, coconut and arecanut. About 61% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Santanu Of every 100 households in Santanu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Santanu · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 83% - Toilet within the home 85% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 14% 47% - Tap water 85% 87% - Drinking water within premises 40% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 33% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 54% - Use banking services 86% 92% - Television 75% 66% - Mobile phone 84% 76% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 12% 16% - Car / jeep / van 3% 5% - None of these assets 8% 12% - Own their home 56% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Santanu? ■ Santanu · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.9% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1104 981 - Working population 32.7% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 81.9% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (4%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 267 (68%) · ■ Marginal 108 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Kadamtala 3,008 people - Nilambur 1,498 people - Rampur 1,349 people - Kaushalyanagar 1,215 people - Uttara 1,164 people - Long Island 1,028 people - Sabari 1,018 people - Parnasala 1,004 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Santanu from Mayabunder? 116 km by road - What is the population of Santanu? 1,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Santanu in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Santanu? 84.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/santanu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.