Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman # Thoraktang Thoraktang is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 346 people in 79 households, the 25th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%. - 346 people (2011) - 79 households - 59.5% literacy - 802 females per 1,000 males ## Thoraktang PIN code and other codes Thoraktang falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Rangat - Census village code 645387 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thoraktang from nearby towns? - Rangat (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 42 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 225 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thoraktang? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Thoraktang; 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Swadeshnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mayabunder - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Thoraktang Of every 100 households in Thoraktang in 2011, 67 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thoraktang · ■ Rangat rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 83% - Toilet within the home 15% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 47% - Tap water 88% 87% - Drinking water within premises 4% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 54% - Use banking services 99% 92% - Television 52% 66% - Mobile phone 71% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 6% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 5% - None of these assets 20% 12% - Own their home 0% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thoraktang? ■ Thoraktang · ■ Rangat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 84.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 802 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 981 - Working population 34.4% 35.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 41 (34%) · ■ Marginal 75 (63%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rangat - Amkunj 548 people - Dharmapur 388 people - Kalsi 354 people - Laxmanpur 348 people - Sitapur 333 people - Nayagarh 330 people - Bejoygarh 299 people - Shyamkund 294 people All 96 villages in Rangat ## Quick answers - How far is Thoraktang from Mayabunder? 42 km by road - What is the population of Thoraktang? 346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoraktang in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Thoraktang? 59.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/thoraktang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.