# Craikabad Village, Ferrargunj – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman 

# Craikabad

Craikabad is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 44 households**, the 46th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 167people (2011)
- 44households
- 91.9%literacy
- 722females per 1,000 males

## Craikabad PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChouldari
- Community development blockFerrargunj
- Census village code645479

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

## How far is Craikabad from nearby towns?

- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ)22 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)22 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 Craikabad?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Craikabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chouldari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Port Mouat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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.

## What is Craikabad known for?

The main crops are **coconut and arecanut**. Products made here include furniture and basket. About 32% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Craikabad

Of every 100 households in Craikabad in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Craikabad · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**39%

Tap water ****95%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**41%

Use banking services ****97%**

**91%

Television ****70%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Craikabad?

■ Craikabad · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****722**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**951

Working population ****57.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 91.9% for women. 71% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (15%) · **■** Other work 49 (51%) · **■** Marginal 26 (27%)

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

- Jirkatang No.2304 people
- Hashmatabad246 people
- Tirur233 people
- Nayashahar208 people
- Manglutan150 people
- Between Middle Strait & Jirkatang143 people
- Aniket129 people
- Kalatang116 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Craikabad from Port Blair?22 km by road
- What is the population of Craikabad?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Craikabad in?South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Craikabad?91.9% (Census 2011)