Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Bindraban Bindraban is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,785 people in 396 households, the 6th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 1,785 people (2011) - 396 households - 88.0% literacy - 928 females per 1,000 males ## Bindraban PIN code and other codes Bindraban falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Bindraban - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645459 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bindraban from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - 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. ## What facilities are there in Bindraban? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bindraban; 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 · 1 private - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ 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 under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bindraban known for? The main crops are rubber, arecanut and coconut. About 40% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bindraban Of every 100 households in Bindraban in 2011, 92 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bindraban · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 82% - Toilet within the home 63% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 37% 39% - Tap water 96% 86% - Drinking water within premises 36% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 38% 41% - Use banking services 93% 91% - Television 82% 67% - Mobile phone 85% 83% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 19% 20% - Car / jeep / van 8% 5% - None of these assets 4% 7% - Own their home 74% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bindraban? ■ Bindraban · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.0% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1219 951 - Working population 41.7% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 85.2% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 47 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 441 (59%) · ■ Marginal 247 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Shore Point 3,073 people - Chouldari 2,382 people - Manglutan 2,280 people - Namunaghar 1,926 people - North Bay 1,603 people - Ograbraij 1,467 people - Wandur 1,437 people - Shoal Bay 1,373 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Bindraban from Port Blair? 36 km by road - What is the population of Bindraban? 1,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bindraban in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Bindraban? 88.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/bindraban/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.