Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Caddlegunj Caddlegunj is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 845 people in 201 households, the 19th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 845 people (2011) - 201 households - 86.9% literacy - 925 females per 1,000 males ## Caddlegunj PIN code and other codes Caddlegunj falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Ferrargunj - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645465 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Caddlegunj from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 30 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Caddlegunj? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Caddlegunj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tusnabad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Caddlegunj known for? The main crops are coconut and arecanut. About 14% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Caddlegunj Of every 100 households in Caddlegunj in 2011, 75 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Caddlegunj · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 82% - Toilet within the home 48% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 39% - Tap water 99% 86% - Drinking water within premises 64% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 41% - Use banking services 90% 91% - Television 64% 67% - Mobile phone 83% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 23% 20% - Car / jeep / van 6% 5% - None of these assets 8% 7% - Own their home 78% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Caddlegunj? ■ Caddlegunj · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.9% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 783 951 - Working population 36.0% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 85.1% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 25 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (7%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 156 (51%) · ■ Marginal 99 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Hope Town 1,258 people - Stewartgunj 1,172 people - Mithakhari 1,071 people - Guptapara 936 people - Mathura 801 people - Manpur 753 people - Badmash Pahar 728 people - Dhanikhari 714 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Caddlegunj from Port Blair? 30 km by road - What is the population of Caddlegunj? 845 (Census 2011) - Which district is Caddlegunj in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Caddlegunj? 86.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/caddlegunj/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.