Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Shoal Bay Shoal Bay is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,373 people in 302 households, the 10th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 1,373 people (2011) - 302 households - 85.7% literacy - 920 females per 1,000 males ## Shoal Bay PIN code and other codes Shoal Bay falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645440 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shoal Bay? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Shoal Bay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Railway station 10+ km ### Water and power - 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 Shoal Bay known for? About 8% of the 787 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shoal Bay Of every 100 households in Shoal Bay in 2011, 77 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Shoal Bay · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 82% - Toilet within the home 19% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 39% - Tap water 98% 86% - Drinking water within premises 33% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 41% - Use banking services 98% 91% - Television 53% 67% - Mobile phone 79% 83% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 10% 20% - Car / jeep / van 5% 5% - None of these assets 7% 7% - Own their home 67% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shoal Bay? ■ Shoal Bay · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.7% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 747 951 - Working population 40.3% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 82.1% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 81 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 257 (46%) · ■ Marginal 199 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Bindraban 1,785 people - North Bay 1,603 people - Ograbraij 1,467 people - Wandur 1,437 people - Tusnabad 1,320 people - Knapuram 1,317 people - Ferrargunj 1,314 people - Mannarghat 1,259 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - What is the population of Shoal Bay? 1,373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shoal Bay in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Shoal Bay? 85.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/shoal-bay/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.