# Aniket Village, Ferrargunj – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman 

# Aniket

Aniket is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 28 households**, the 49th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 129people (2011)
- 28households
- 91.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Aniket PIN code and other codes

Aniket falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Gram panchayatFerrargunj
- Community development blockFerrargunj
- Census village code645464

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

## How far is Aniket from nearby towns?

- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ)32 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)32 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 Aniket?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ferrargunj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Aniket known for?

The main crops are **coconut and arecanut**. About 45% of the 89 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 Aniket

Of every 100 households in Aniket in 2011, 93 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Aniket · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**39%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**41%

Use banking services ****87%**

**91%

Television ****70%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****70%**

**72%

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 Aniket?

■ Aniket · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**951

Working population ****40.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 89.1% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (62%) · **■** Marginal 15 (29%)

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 Ferrargunj

- Nayashahar208 people
- Craikabad167 people
- Manglutan150 people
- Between Middle Strait & Jirkatang143 people
- Kalatang116 people
- Mile Tilek115 people
- Beach Dera100 people
- Tirur84 people

[All 76 villages in Ferrargunj](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aniket from Port Blair?32 km by road
- What is the population of Aniket?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aniket in?South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Aniket?91.5% (Census 2011)