Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman
# Mannarghat

Mannarghat is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,259 people in 282 households, the 14th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.
- 1,259 people (2011)
- 282 households
- 89.4% literacy
- 958 females per 1,000 males

## Mannarghat PIN code and other codes

Mannarghat falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Mannarghat
- Community development block Ferrargunj
- Census village code 645446

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

## How far is Mannarghat from nearby towns?
- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 48 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mannarghat?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mannarghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway 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
- ● 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 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 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 Mannarghat known for?

The main crops are coconut and arecanut. About 15% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mannarghat

Of every 100 households in Mannarghat in 2011, 86 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Mannarghat · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 82%
- Toilet within the home 71% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 39%
- Tap water 94% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 39% 41%
- Use banking services 94% 91%
- Television 76% 67%
- Mobile phone 88% 83%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 25% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 5%
- None of these assets 4% 7%
- Own their home 69% 72%

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

## What is the population of Mannarghat?

■ Mannarghat · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.4% 87.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 676 951
- Working population 37.9% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 87.3% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 43 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 336 (70%) · ■ Marginal 82 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj
- Shoal Bay 1,373 people
- Tusnabad 1,320 people
- Knapuram 1,317 people
- Ferrargunj 1,314 people
- Hope Town 1,258 people
- Stewartgunj 1,172 people
- Mithakhari 1,071 people
- Guptapara 936 people

All 76 villages in Ferrargunj

## Quick answers
- How far is Mannarghat from Port Blair? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Mannarghat? 1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mannarghat in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Mannarghat? 89.4% (Census 2011)

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