Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Dhanikhari Dhanikhari is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 714 people in 182 households, the 23rd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 714 people (2011) - 182 households - 88.9% literacy - 904 females per 1,000 males ## Dhanikhari PIN code and other codes Dhanikhari falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Guptapara - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645481 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanikhari from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 26 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanikhari? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanikhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Humfraygunj - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Manglutan - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated 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 Dhanikhari known for? Products made here include cane products, sawn timber and bamboo products. About 1% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanikhari Of every 100 households in Dhanikhari in 2011, 84 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Dhanikhari · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 82% - Toilet within the home 60% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 39% - Tap water 67% 86% - Drinking water within premises 34% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 27% 41% - Use banking services 94% 91% - Television 76% 67% - Mobile phone 86% 83% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 16% 20% - Car / jeep / van 7% 5% - None of these assets 5% 7% - Own their home 64% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanikhari? ■ Dhanikhari · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.9% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 639 951 - Working population 37.7% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 87.0% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 190 (71%) · ■ Marginal 46 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Caddlegunj 845 people - Mathura 801 people - Manpur 753 people - Badmash Pahar 728 people - Wright Myo 668 people - Hashmatabad 626 people - Malapuram 617 people - Manjeri & Line Dera 613 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanikhari from Port Blair? 26 km by road - What is the population of Dhanikhari? 714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanikhari in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Dhanikhari? 88.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/dhanikhari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.