# Malapuram Village, Ferrargunj – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/malapuram/ Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Malapuram Malapuram is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **617 people in 129 households**, the 26th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 617people (2011) - 129households - 93.3%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Malapuram PIN code and other codes Malapuram falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayatMannarghat - Community development blockFerrargunj - Census village code645445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malapuram from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ)47 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town)47 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Malapuram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Malapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Malapuram known for? The main crops are **coconut and arecanut**. About 20% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Malapuram Of every 100 households in Malapuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Malapuram · ■ Ferrargunj rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **82% Toilet within the home ****81%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **39% Tap water ****99%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **41% Use banking services ****88%** **91% Television ****75%** **67% Mobile phone ****85%** **83% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****84%** **72% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Malapuram? ■ Malapuram · ■ Ferrargunj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%** **87.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310** **951 Working population ****31.6%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 90.6% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 140 (72%) · **■** Marginal 25 (13%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Badmash Pahar728 people - Dhanikhari714 people - Wright Myo668 people - Hashmatabad626 people - Manjeri & Line Dera613 people - Dundas Point539 people - Kadakachang538 people - Govindapuram520 people [All 76 villages in Ferrargunj](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malapuram from Port Blair?47 km by road - What is the population of Malapuram?617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malapuram in?South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Malapuram?93.3% (Census 2011)