Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman
# Shore Point

Shore Point is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 3,073 people in 763 households, the 2nd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.
- 3,073 people (2011)
- 763 households
- 84.5% literacy
- 900 females per 1,000 males

## Shore Point PIN code and other codes

Shore Point falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Shorepoint
- Community development block Ferrargunj
- Census village code 645463

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

## How far is Shore Point from nearby towns?
- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shore Point?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shore Point; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shore Point known for?

The main crops are coconut. About 2% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shore Point

Of every 100 households in Shore Point in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shore Point · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 82%
- Toilet within the home 76% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 39%
- Tap water 99% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 39% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 13% 41%
- Use banking services 93% 91%
- Television 81% 67%
- Mobile phone 82% 83%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 7% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 5%
- None of these assets 6% 7%
- Own their home 70% 72%

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

## What is the population of Shore Point?

■ Shore Point · ■ Ferrargunj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 87.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 900 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 949 951
- Working population 39.9% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 80.2% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 79 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (0%) · ■ Household industry 16 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,085 (88%) · ■ Marginal 41 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj
- Wimberlygunj 4,010 people
- Chouldari 2,382 people
- Manglutan 2,280 people
- Namunaghar 1,926 people
- Bindraban 1,785 people

All 76 villages in Ferrargunj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shore Point? 3,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shore Point in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Shore Point? 84.5% (Census 2011)

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