# Uttara Village, Rangat – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman 

# Uttara

Uttara is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 279 households**, the 8th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,164people (2011)
- 279households
- 75.0%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Uttara PIN code and other codes

Uttara falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Gram panchayatUttara
- Community development blockRangat
- Census village code645371

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Uttara from nearby towns?

- Rangat (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ)118 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)127 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Uttara?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Uttara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadamtala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mayabunder
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bakultala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Uttara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and arecanut**. About 55% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Uttara

Of every 100 households in Uttara in 2011, 81 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uttara · ■ Rangat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**47%

Tap water ****68%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**54%

Use banking services ****73%**

**92%

Television ****60%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**12%

Own their home ****89%**

**62%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Uttara?

■ Uttara · ■ Rangat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**981

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 68.4% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (57%) · **■** Marginal 104 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat

- Nilambur1,498 people
- Rampur1,349 people
- Kaushalyanagar1,215 people
- Santanu1,202 people
- Long Island1,028 people
- Sabari1,018 people
- Parnasala1,004 people
- Janakpur1,000 people

[All 96 villages in Rangat](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/rangat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Uttara from Mayabunder?118 km by road
- What is the population of Uttara?1,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttara in?North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Uttara?75.0% (Census 2011)
