Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman # Tusnabad Tusnabad is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,320 people in 286 households, the 11th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%. - 1,320 people (2011) - 286 households - 89.7% literacy - 938 females per 1,000 males ## Tusnabad PIN code and other codes Tusnabad falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Tusnabad - Community development block Ferrargunj - Census village code 645469 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tusnabad from nearby towns? - Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 28 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tusnabad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Tusnabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Tusnabad known for? About 34% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tusnabad Of every 100 households in Tusnabad in 2011, 86 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Tusnabad · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 82% - Toilet within the home 67% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 39% - Tap water 97% 86% - Drinking water within premises 57% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 37% 41% - Use banking services 89% 91% - Television 68% 67% - Mobile phone 89% 83% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 25% 20% - Car / jeep / van 10% 5% - None of these assets 4% 7% - Own their home 80% 72% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tusnabad? ■ Tusnabad · ■ Ferrargunj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.7% 87.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 850 951 - Working population 35.2% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 88.3% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (5%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 322 (69%) · ■ Marginal 74 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj - North Bay 1,603 people - Ograbraij 1,467 people - Wandur 1,437 people - Shoal Bay 1,373 people - Knapuram 1,317 people - Ferrargunj 1,314 people - Mannarghat 1,259 people - Hope Town 1,258 people All 76 villages in Ferrargunj ## Quick answers - How far is Tusnabad from Port Blair? 28 km by road - What is the population of Tusnabad? 1,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tusnabad in? South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Tusnabad? 89.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/tusnabad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.