# Nayashahar Village, Ferrargunj – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/nayashahar-645487/ Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Nayashahar Nayashahar is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 100 households**, the 34th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 425people (2011) - 100households - 87.8%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Nayashahar PIN code and other codes Nayashahar falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayatGuptapara - Community development blockFerrargunj - Census village code645487 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nayashahar from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ)14 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town)14 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 Nayashahar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Nayashahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manglutan - ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Nayashahar known for? About 35% of the 77 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 Nayashahar Of every 100 households in Nayashahar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nayashahar · ■ Ferrargunj rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **82% Toilet within the home ****44%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **39% Tap water ****87%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **41% Use banking services ****99%** **91% Television ****61%** **67% Mobile phone ****74%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****14%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Nayashahar? ■ Nayashahar · ■ Ferrargunj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **87.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **951 Working population ****34.4%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 84.3% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 29 (20%) · **■** Other work 97 (66%) · **■** Marginal 20 (14%) 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 - Govindapuram520 people - Hobdipur476 people - Port Mouat475 people - Colinpur449 people - Homfreygunj424 people - Maymyo419 people - Mile Tilek & Mile Tilek411 people - Maymyo406 people [All 76 villages in Ferrargunj](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nayashahar from Port Blair?14 km by road - What is the population of Nayashahar?425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nayashahar in?South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Nayashahar?87.8% (Census 2011)