Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Hobdipur Hobdipur is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 476 people in 101 households, the 31st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 476 people (2011) - 101 households - 89.8% literacy - 838 females per 1,000 males ## Hobdipur PIN code and other codes Hobdipur falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Tusnabad - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645473 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hobdipur from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 23 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hobdipur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Hobdipur; 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 - ● 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 Hobdipur known for? The main crops are paddy, coconut and arecanut. About 19% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hobdipur Of every 100 households in Hobdipur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Hobdipur · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 82% - Toilet within the home 53% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 47% 39% - Tap water 83% 86% - Drinking water within premises 1% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 41% - Use banking services 91% 91% - Television 69% 67% - Mobile phone 84% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 24% 20% - Car / jeep / van 5% 5% - None of these assets 7% 7% - Own their home 87% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hobdipur? ■ Hobdipur · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.8% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 838 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 760 951 - Working population 43.1% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 86.9% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (10%) · ■ Other work 105 (51%) · ■ Marginal 51 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Manjeri & Line Dera 613 people - Dundas Point 539 people - Kadakachang 538 people - Govindapuram 520 people - Port Mouat 475 people - Colinpur 449 people - Nayashahar 425 people - Homfreygunj 424 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Hobdipur from Port Blair? 23 km by road - What is the population of Hobdipur? 476 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hobdipur in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Hobdipur? 89.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/hobdipur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.