Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Balughat Balughat is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 3 people in 2 households, the 62nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 3 people (2011) - 2 households - 33.3% literacy ## Balughat PIN code and other codes Balughat falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Tusnabad - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645477 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balughat from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 34 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balughat? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Balughat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Portmout - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Port Mouat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balughat known for? About 28% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balughat Of every 100 households in Balughat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balughat · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 82% - Toilet within the home 0% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 39% - Tap water 0% 86% - Drinking water within premises 0% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 41% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 0% 67% - Mobile phone 0% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 0% 7% - Own their home 0% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balughat? ■ Balughat · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.3% 87.6% - Working population 100.0% 38.6% ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 3 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Coffee Plot 8 people - Middle Strait 6 people - Mile Tilek 6 people - Flat Bay 5 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Balughat from Port Blair? 34 km by road - What is the population of Balughat? 3 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balughat in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Balughat? 33.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/balughat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.