Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Mohwa Dera Mohwa Dera is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 14 people in 7 households, the 56th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 14 people (2011) - 7 households - 57.1% literacy ## Mohwa Dera PIN code and other codes Mohwa Dera falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Tusnabad - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645472 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mohwa Dera from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 31 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 31 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mohwa Dera? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Mohwa Dera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Collinpur - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tusnabad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mohwa Dera known for? The main crops are coconut and arecanut. About 60% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mohwa Dera Of every 100 households in Mohwa Dera in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Mohwa Dera · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 82% - Toilet within the home 14% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 39% - Tap water 0% 86% - Drinking water within premises 57% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 41% - Use banking services 86% 91% - Television 0% 67% - Mobile phone 43% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 20% - Car / jeep / van 14% 5% - None of these assets 14% 7% - Own their home 0% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mohwa Dera? ■ Mohwa Dera · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.1% 87.6% - Working population 100.0% 38.6% ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (14%) · ■ Other work 10 (71%) · ■ Marginal 2 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Beach Dera 100 people - Tirur 84 people - Alipur 50 people - Jhinga Nallaha 16 people - Pongi Balu & Bada Balu 12 people - Coffee Plot 8 people - Middle Strait 6 people - Mile Tilek 6 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Mohwa Dera from Port Blair? 31 km by road - What is the population of Mohwa Dera? 14 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mohwa Dera in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Mohwa Dera? 57.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/mohwa-dera/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.