Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman
# Pongi Balu & Bada Balu

Pongi Balu & Bada Balu is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 12 people in 3 households, the 57th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.
- 12 people (2011)
- 3 households
- 77.8% literacy
- 1,400 females per 1,000 males

## Pongi Balu & Bada Balu PIN code and other codes

Pongi Balu & Bada Balu falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Ferrargunj
- Census village code 645515

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

## How far is Pongi Balu & Bada Balu from nearby towns?
- Port Blair (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 38 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pongi Balu & Bada Balu?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Pongi Balu & Bada Balu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Manjery
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Manglutan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Pongi Balu & Bada Balu

Of every 100 households in Pongi Balu & Bada Balu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pongi Balu & Bada Balu · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 82%
- Toilet within the home 100% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 39%
- Tap water 0% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 41%
- Use banking services 67% 91%
- Television 100% 67%
- Mobile phone 67% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 0% 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 Pongi Balu & Bada Balu?

■ Pongi Balu & Bada Balu · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 87.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1400 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 951
- Working population 33.3% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 80% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 4 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj
- Tirur 84 people
- Alipur 50 people
- Jhinga Nallaha 16 people
- Mohwa Dera 14 people
- Coffee Plot 8 people
- Middle Strait 6 people
- Mile Tilek 6 people
- Flat Bay 5 people

All 76 villages in Ferrargunj

## Quick answers
- How far is Pongi Balu & Bada Balu from Port Blair? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Pongi Balu & Bada Balu? 12 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pongi Balu & Bada Balu in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Pongi Balu & Bada Balu? 77.8% (Census 2011)

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