Village · Rangat, North & Middle Andaman
# Wrafter's Creek

Wrafter's Creek is a village in Rangat sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 58 people in 11 households, the 54th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 58 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 88.0% literacy
- 706 females per 1,000 males

## Wrafter's Creek PIN code and other codes

Wrafter's Creek falls in Rangat sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Nilambur
- Community development block Rangat
- Census village code 645384

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

## How far is Wrafter's Creek from nearby towns?
- Rangat (sub-district HQ) 78 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ) 149 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 112 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Wrafter's Creek?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Wrafter's Creek; 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nilambur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bakultala
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking 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 Wrafter's Creek known for?

The main crops are rice and pulses. About 23% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Wrafter's Creek

Of every 100 households in Wrafter's Creek in 2011, 40 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wrafter's Creek · ■ Rangat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 83%
- Toilet within the home 20% 52%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 47%
- Tap water 50% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 54%
- Use banking services 100% 92%
- Television 30% 66%
- Mobile phone 10% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 40% 12%
- Own their home 80% 62%

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

## What is the population of Wrafter's Creek?

■ Wrafter's Creek · ■ Rangat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.0% 84.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 706 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 600 981
- Working population 37.9% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 85.7% for women. 38% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 3 (14%) · ■ Marginal 19 (86%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rangat
- Foster Valley 70 people
- Bangaon 67 people
- Udhaygarh 64 people
- Abaygarh 59 people
- Bolcha 45 people
- Sagwan Nallaha 45 people
- Between Chotaligbang and Foul Bay 43 people
- Strait Island 39 people

All 96 villages in Rangat

## Quick answers
- How far is Wrafter's Creek from Mayabunder? 149 km by road
- What is the population of Wrafter's Creek? 58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wrafter's Creek in? North & Middle Andaman district (Rangat sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Wrafter's Creek? 88.0% (Census 2011)

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