Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Hope Town Hope Town is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,258 people in 297 households, the 15th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 1,258 people (2011) - 297 households - 87.0% literacy - 915 females per 1,000 males ## Hope Town PIN code and other codes Hope Town falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Hopetown - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645461 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hope Town from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 49 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 49 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Hope Town? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Hope Town; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather 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 - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Hope Town known for? The main crops are arecanut and coconut. About 18% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hope Town Of every 100 households in Hope Town in 2011, 86 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Hope Town · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 82% - Toilet within the home 62% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 38% 39% - Tap water 71% 86% - Drinking water within premises 42% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 20% 41% - Use banking services 82% 91% - Television 73% 67% - Mobile phone 82% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 13% 20% - Car / jeep / van 3% 5% - None of these assets 4% 7% - Own their home 50% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Hope Town? ■ Hope Town · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.0% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1081 951 - Working population 40.0% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 83.3% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 24 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 438 (87%) · ■ Marginal 36 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Tusnabad 1,320 people - Knapuram 1,317 people - Ferrargunj 1,314 people - Mannarghat 1,259 people - Stewartgunj 1,172 people - Mithakhari 1,071 people - Guptapara 936 people - Caddlegunj 845 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Hope Town from Port Blair? 49 km by road - What is the population of Hope Town? 1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hope Town in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Hope Town? 87.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/hope-town/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.