Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Shyamkund Shyamkund is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 294 people in 64 households, the 29th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 294 people (2011) - 64 households - 80.3% literacy - 793 females per 1,000 males ## Shyamkund PIN code and other codes Shyamkund falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Bakuntala - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645360 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shyamkund from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 79 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 175 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shyamkund? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shyamkund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Public 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 ### 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 Shyamkund known for? The main crops are rice. About 12% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shyamkund Of every 100 households in Shyamkund in 2011, 74 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shyamkund · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 83% - Toilet within the home 6% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 47% - Tap water 42% 87% - Drinking water within premises 6% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 54% - Use banking services 98% 92% - Television 53% 66% - Mobile phone 53% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 8% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 19% 12% - Own their home 89% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shyamkund? ■ Shyamkund · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.3% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 793 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 579 981 - Working population 36.1% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 73.1% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 63 (59%) · ■ Marginal 23 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Thoraktang 346 people - Sitapur 333 people - Nayagarh 330 people - Bejoygarh 299 people - Thiruvanchikulam 256 people - Kanchangarh 243 people - Cutbert Bay 238 people - South Creek 220 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Shyamkund from Mayabunder? 79 km by road - What is the population of Shyamkund? 294 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shyamkund in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Shyamkund? 80.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/shyamkund/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.