Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman
# Dundas Point

Dundas Point is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 539 people in 129 households, the 28th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.
- 539 people (2011)
- 129 households
- 92.4% literacy
- 905 females per 1,000 males

## Dundas Point PIN code and other codes

Dundas Point falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Namunaghar
- Community development block Ferrargunj
- Census village code 645467

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dundas Point from nearby towns?
- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dundas Point?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dundas Point; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Port Mouat
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 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.

## Homes and amenities in Dundas Point

Of every 100 households in Dundas Point in 2011, 82 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dundas Point · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 82%
- Toilet within the home 54% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 39%
- Tap water 98% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 41%
- Use banking services 92% 91%
- Television 67% 67%
- Mobile phone 78% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 18% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 5%
- None of these assets 9% 7%
- Own their home 82% 72%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dundas Point?

■ Dundas Point · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.4% 87.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1038 951
- Working population 41.9% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 91.3% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 135 (60%) · ■ Marginal 69 (31%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj
- Wright Myo 668 people
- Hashmatabad 626 people
- Malapuram 617 people
- Manjeri & Line Dera 613 people
- Kadakachang 538 people
- Govindapuram 520 people
- Hobdipur 476 people
- Port Mouat 475 people

All 76 villages in Ferrargunj

## Quick answers
- How far is Dundas Point from Port Blair? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Dundas Point? 539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dundas Point in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Dundas Point? 92.4% (Census 2011)

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