Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman
# Port Mouat

Port Mouat is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 475 people in 113 households, the 32nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.
- 475 people (2011)
- 113 households
- 85.3% literacy
- 786 females per 1,000 males

## Port Mouat PIN code and other codes

Port Mouat falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Chouldari
- Community development block Ferrargunj
- Census village code 645476

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

## How far is Port Mouat from nearby towns?
- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Port Mouat?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Port Mouat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ 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
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 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 Port Mouat known for?

The main crops are rice, arecanut and coconut. About 16% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Port Mouat

Of every 100 households in Port Mouat in 2011, 63 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Port Mouat · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 82%
- Toilet within the home 45% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 55% 39%
- Tap water 84% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 51% 41%
- Use banking services 100% 91%
- Television 51% 67%
- Mobile phone 91% 83%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 27% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 5%
- None of these assets 7% 7%
- Own their home 85% 72%

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

## What is the population of Port Mouat?

■ Port Mouat · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.3% 87.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 786 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 951
- Working population 44.2% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 80.6% for women. 64% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (13%) · ■ Other work 91 (43%) · ■ Marginal 76 (36%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj
- Dundas Point 539 people
- Kadakachang 538 people
- Govindapuram 520 people
- Hobdipur 476 people
- Colinpur 449 people
- Nayashahar 425 people
- Homfreygunj 424 people
- Maymyo 419 people

All 76 villages in Ferrargunj

## Quick answers
- How far is Port Mouat from Port Blair? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Port Mouat? 475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Port Mouat in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Port Mouat? 85.3% (Census 2011)

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