Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Kalatang Kalatang is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 116 people in 27 households, the 50th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 116 people (2011) - 27 households - 78.4% literacy - 758 females per 1,000 males ## Kalatang PIN code and other codes Kalatang falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Mannargaht - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645442 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalatang from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 52 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalatang? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Kalatang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Wrightmyo - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Malapuram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalatang known for? About 1% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalatang Of every 100 households in Kalatang in 2011, 26 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalatang · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 26% 82% - Toilet within the home 41% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 39% - Tap water 78% 86% - Drinking water within premises 15% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 41% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 15% 67% - Mobile phone 70% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 18% 7% - Own their home 85% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalatang? ■ Kalatang · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 758 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 951 - Working population 40.5% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 78.6% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (17%) · ■ Other work 19 (40%) · ■ Marginal 20 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Craikabad 167 people - Manglutan 150 people - Between Middle Strait & Jirkatang 143 people - Aniket 129 people - Mile Tilek 115 people - Beach Dera 100 people - Tirur 84 people - Alipur 50 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Kalatang from Port Blair? 52 km by road - What is the population of Kalatang? 116 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalatang in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Kalatang? 78.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/kalatang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.