# Beach Dera Village, Ferrargunj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman 

# Beach Dera

Beach Dera is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **100 people in 19 households**, the 52nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 100people (2011)
- 19households
- 78.1%literacy
- 1,174females per 1,000 males

## Beach Dera PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockFerrargunj
- Census village code645505

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

## How far is Beach Dera from nearby towns?

- Port Blair (district HQ)36 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)36 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 Beach Dera?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Beach Dera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ferrargunj
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ferarrgunj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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.

## Homes and amenities in Beach Dera

Of every 100 households in Beach Dera in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Beach Dera · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**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 ****5%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**41%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****84%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Beach Dera?

■ Beach Dera · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**951

Working population ****34.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 68.6% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (53%) · **■** Marginal 8 (24%)

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

- Between Middle Strait & Jirkatang143 people
- Aniket129 people
- Kalatang116 people
- Mile Tilek115 people
- Tirur84 people
- Alipur50 people
- Jhinga Nallaha16 people
- Mohwa Dera14 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Beach Dera from Port Blair?36 km by road
- What is the population of Beach Dera?100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beach Dera in?South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Beach Dera?78.1% (Census 2011)