Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Tirur Tirur is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 233 people in 55 households, the 44th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 233 people (2011) - 55 households - 95.7% literacy - 792 females per 1,000 males ## Tirur PIN code and other codes Tirur falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Tusnabad - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645456 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tirur from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 41 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 41 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tirur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Tirur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tusnabad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - 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 Tirur known for? The main crops are paddy, coconut and arecanut. About 71% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tirur Of every 100 households in Tirur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tirur · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 82% - Toilet within the home 60% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 39% - Tap water 100% 86% - Drinking water within premises 5% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 41% - Use banking services 93% 91% - Television 71% 67% - Mobile phone 76% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 12% 20% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 9% 7% - Own their home 88% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tirur? ■ Tirur · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 95.7% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 792 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 951 - Working population 52.8% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.3% for men and 92.3% for women. 70% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 71 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 50 (41%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - Temple Myo 346 people - Muslim Basti 343 people - Jirkatang No.2 304 people - Hashmatabad 246 people - Nayashahar 208 people - Craikabad 167 people - Manglutan 150 people - Between Middle Strait & Jirkatang 143 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Tirur from Port Blair? 41 km by road - What is the population of Tirur? 233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tirur in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Tirur? 95.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/tirur-645456/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.