Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman
# Kadakachang

Kadakachang is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 538 people in 123 households, the 29th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.
- 538 people (2011)
- 123 households
- 87.1% literacy
- 921 females per 1,000 males

## Kadakachang PIN code and other codes

Kadakachang falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Brindaban
- Community development block Ferrargunj
- Census village code 645460

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

## How far is Kadakachang from nearby towns?
- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kadakachang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kadakachang; 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
- ● 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Wimberlygunj
- ○ 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 under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 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 Kadakachang known for?

The main crops are arecanut and coconut. About 23% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kadakachang

Of every 100 households in Kadakachang in 2011, 90 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kadakachang · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 82%
- Toilet within the home 59% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 41% 39%
- Tap water 95% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 48% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 41%
- Use banking services 89% 91%
- Television 73% 67%
- Mobile phone 91% 83%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 28% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 5%
- None of these assets 4% 7%
- Own their home 88% 72%

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

## What is the population of Kadakachang?

■ Kadakachang · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.1% 87.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1031 951
- Working population 34.8% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 85.3% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 105 (56%) · ■ Marginal 58 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj
- Hashmatabad 626 people
- Malapuram 617 people
- Manjeri & Line Dera 613 people
- Dundas Point 539 people
- Govindapuram 520 people
- Hobdipur 476 people
- Port Mouat 475 people
- Colinpur 449 people

All 76 villages in Ferrargunj

## Quick answers
- How far is Kadakachang from Port Blair? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Kadakachang? 538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadakachang in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Kadakachang? 87.1% (Census 2011)

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