Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman
# Muslim Basti

Muslim Basti is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 343 people in 82 households, the 41st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.
- 343 people (2011)
- 82 households
- 83.0% literacy
- 864 females per 1,000 males

## Muslim Basti PIN code and other codes

Muslim Basti falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Mithakhari
- Community development block Ferrargunj
- Census village code 645475

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

## How far is Muslim Basti from nearby towns?
- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Muslim Basti?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Muslim Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tusnabad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Muslim Basti known for?

The main crops are rice, coconut and arecanut. About 22% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Muslim Basti

Of every 100 households in Muslim Basti in 2011, 80 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Muslim Basti · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 82%
- Toilet within the home 56% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 37% 39%
- Tap water 83% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 33% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 41%
- Use banking services 69% 91%
- Television 67% 67%
- Mobile phone 90% 83%
- Computer with internet 5% 2%
- Two-wheeler 13% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 5%
- None of these assets 5% 7%
- Own their home 34% 72%

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

## What is the population of Muslim Basti?

■ Muslim Basti · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.0% 87.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1067 951
- Working population 38.8% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 82.5% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 53 (40%) · ■ Marginal 76 (57%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj
- Mile Tilek & Mile Tilek 411 people
- Maymyo 406 people
- Herbertabad 369 people
- Temple Myo 346 people
- Jirkatang No.2 304 people
- Hashmatabad 246 people
- Tirur 233 people
- Nayashahar 208 people

All 76 villages in Ferrargunj

## Quick answers
- How far is Muslim Basti from Port Blair? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Muslim Basti? 343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muslim Basti in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Muslim Basti? 83.0% (Census 2011)

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