Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Ograbraij Ograbraij is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,467 people in 331 households, the 8th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 1,467 people (2011) - 331 households - 90.1% literacy - 843 females per 1,000 males ## Ograbraij PIN code and other codes Ograbraij falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Mithakhari - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645474 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ograbraij from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 25 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ograbraij? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ograbraij; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Port Mouat - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 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 Ograbraij known for? The main crops are rice, coconut and arecanut. About 11% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ograbraij Of every 100 households in Ograbraij in 2011, 90 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Ograbraij · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 82% - Toilet within the home 75% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 25% 39% - Tap water 91% 86% - Drinking water within premises 68% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 62% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 41% - Use banking services 82% 91% - Television 71% 67% - Mobile phone 90% 83% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 33% 20% - Car / jeep / van 7% 5% - None of these assets 7% 7% - Own their home 77% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ograbraij? ■ Ograbraij · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.1% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 843 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 871 951 - Working population 38.0% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 89.1% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 70 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (10%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 339 (61%) · ■ Marginal 91 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Manglutan 2,280 people - Namunaghar 1,926 people - Bindraban 1,785 people - North Bay 1,603 people - Wandur 1,437 people - Shoal Bay 1,373 people - Tusnabad 1,320 people - Knapuram 1,317 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Ograbraij from Port Blair? 25 km by road - What is the population of Ograbraij? 1,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ograbraij in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Ograbraij? 90.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/ograbraij/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.