Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Badmash Pahar Badmash Pahar is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 728 people in 163 households, the 22nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 728 people (2011) - 163 households - 86.8% literacy - 896 females per 1,000 males ## Badmash Pahar PIN code and other codes Badmash Pahar falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Chouldari - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645478 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Badmash Pahar from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 23 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Badmash Pahar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Badmash Pahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Port Mouat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Badmash Pahar known for? The main crops are coconut, arecanut and paddy. About 38% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Badmash Pahar Of every 100 households in Badmash Pahar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Badmash Pahar · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 82% - Toilet within the home 64% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 39% - Tap water 100% 86% - Drinking water within premises 51% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 32% 41% - Use banking services 98% 91% - Television 77% 67% - Mobile phone 98% 83% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 29% 20% - Car / jeep / van 7% 5% - None of these assets 1% 7% - Own their home 89% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Badmash Pahar? ■ Badmash Pahar · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 896 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1325 951 - Working population 36.3% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 83.2% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 14 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (7%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 152 (58%) · ■ Marginal 77 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Guptapara 936 people - Caddlegunj 845 people - Mathura 801 people - Manpur 753 people - Dhanikhari 714 people - Wright Myo 668 people - Hashmatabad 626 people - Malapuram 617 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Badmash Pahar from Port Blair? 23 km by road - What is the population of Badmash Pahar? 728 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badmash Pahar in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Badmash Pahar? 86.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/badmash-pahar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.