Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Hashmatabad Hashmatabad is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 626 people in 149 households, the 25th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 626 people (2011) - 149 households - 89.4% literacy - 903 females per 1,000 males ## Hashmatabad PIN code and other codes Hashmatabad falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Humfraygunj - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645485 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hashmatabad from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 27 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hashmatabad? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Hashmatabad; 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 - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Manglutan - ○ 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 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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) 22 h summer · 23 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hashmatabad known for? The main crops are paddy, arecanut and vegetables. About 12% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hashmatabad Of every 100 households in Hashmatabad in 2011, 72 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Hashmatabad · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 72% 82% - Toilet within the home 61% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 39% 39% - Tap water 78% 86% - Drinking water within premises 28% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 33% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 49% 41% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 61% 67% - Mobile phone 84% 83% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 24% 20% - Car / jeep / van 8% 5% - None of these assets 8% 7% - Own their home 86% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hashmatabad? ■ Hashmatabad · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.4% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 903 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 756 951 - Working population 38.0% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 86.5% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 49 (21%) · ■ Other work 149 (63%) · ■ Marginal 5 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Manpur 753 people - Badmash Pahar 728 people - Dhanikhari 714 people - Wright Myo 668 people - Malapuram 617 people - Manjeri & Line Dera 613 people - Dundas Point 539 people - Kadakachang 538 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Hashmatabad from Port Blair? 27 km by road - What is the population of Hashmatabad? 626 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hashmatabad in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Hashmatabad? 89.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/hashmatabad-645485/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.