Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman
# Urmilapur

Urmilapur is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 205 people in 54 households, the 36th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 205 people (2011)
- 54 households
- 69.8% literacy
- 898 females per 1,000 males

## Urmilapur PIN code and other codes

Urmilapur falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Urmilapur
- Community development block Rangat
- Census village code 645363

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

## How far is Urmilapur from nearby towns?
- Rangat (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 82 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 Urmilapur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Urmilapur; 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kalsi
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 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 Urmilapur known for?

The main crops are paddy, coconut and arecanut. About 23% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Urmilapur

Of every 100 households in Urmilapur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urmilapur · ■ Rangat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 83%
- Toilet within the home 100% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 47%
- Tap water 47% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 54%
- Use banking services 100% 92%
- Television 40% 66%
- Mobile phone 33% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 2% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 42% 12%
- Own their home 96% 62%

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

## What is the population of Urmilapur?

■ Urmilapur · ■ Rangat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 84.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 898 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3333 981
- Working population 29.3% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 55.2% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (60%) · ■ Other work 19 (32%) · ■ Marginal 5 (8%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat
- Cutbert Bay 238 people
- South Creek 220 people
- Wrafter's Creek 220 people
- Rajatgarh 212 people
- Sanker Nallaha 194 people
- Raglachang 184 people
- Lorrojig & Vishnu Nallaha 179 people
- Yeratiljig 163 people

All 96 villages in Rangat

## Quick answers
- How far is Urmilapur from Mayabunder? 82 km by road
- What is the population of Urmilapur? 205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urmilapur in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Urmilapur? 69.8% (Census 2011)

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