Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman
# South Creek

South Creek is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 220 people in 49 households, the 33rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 220 people (2011)
- 49 households
- 81.1% literacy
- 849 females per 1,000 males

## South Creek PIN code and other codes

South Creek falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Rangat
- Census village code 645432

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

## How far is South Creek from nearby towns?
- Rangat (sub-district HQ) 68 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 60 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in South Creek?

7 services counted by the Census are inside South Creek; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sundergarh
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nilambur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 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 and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in South Creek

Of every 100 households in South Creek in 2011, 68 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ South Creek · ■ Rangat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 83%
- Toilet within the home 10% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 47%
- Tap water 100% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 54%
- Use banking services 98% 92%
- Television 48% 66%
- Mobile phone 76% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 4% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 5%
- None of these assets 16% 12%
- Own their home 2% 62%

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

## What is the population of South Creek?

■ South Creek · ■ Rangat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 84.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 981
- Working population 43.6% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 73.9% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 15 (16%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 38 (40%) · ■ Marginal 41 (43%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat
- Shyamkund 294 people
- Thiruvanchikulam 256 people
- Kanchangarh 243 people
- Cutbert Bay 238 people
- Wrafter's Creek 220 people
- Rajatgarh 212 people
- Urmilapur 205 people
- Sanker Nallaha 194 people

All 96 villages in Rangat

## Quick answers
- How far is South Creek from Mayabunder? 140 km by road
- What is the population of South Creek? 220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is South Creek in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of South Creek? 81.1% (Census 2011)

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