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 208 people in 51 households, the 45th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 208 people (2011) - 51 households - 82.9% literacy - 1,080 females per 1,000 males ## Nayashahar PIN code and other codes Nayashahar falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645514 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nayashahar from nearby towns? - Port Blair (district HQ) 19 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nayashahar? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Nayashahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Manglutan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Nayashahar Of every 100 households in Nayashahar in 2011, 25 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nayashahar · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 25% 82% - Toilet within the home 14% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 39% - Tap water 28% 86% - Drinking water within premises 30% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 41% - Use banking services 96% 91% - Television 14% 67% - Mobile phone 76% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 5% 20% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 18% 7% - Own their home 91% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nayashahar? ■ Nayashahar · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.9% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1077 951 - Working population 29.8% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 75.5% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 52 (84%) · ■ Marginal 8 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Muslim Basti 343 people - Jirkatang No.2 304 people - Hashmatabad 246 people - Tirur 233 people - Craikabad 167 people - Manglutan 150 people - Between Middle Strait & Jirkatang 143 people - Aniket 129 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Nayashahar from Port Blair? 19 km by road - What is the population of Nayashahar? 208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nayashahar in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Nayashahar? 82.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/nayashahar-645514/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.