# Wandur Village, Ferrargunj – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ferrargunj, South Andaman 

# Wandur

Wandur is a village in Ferrargunj sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 364 households**, the 9th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 1,437people (2011)
- 364households
- 89.6%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Wandur PIN code and other codes

Wandur falls in Ferrargunj sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Gram panchayatHumfraygunj
- Community development blockFerrargunj
- Census village code645484

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Wandur from nearby towns?

- Ferrargunj (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ)27 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Wandur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Wandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manglutan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 23 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Wandur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arecanut and vegetables**. About 3% of the 708 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Wandur

Of every 100 households in Wandur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Wandur · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**39%

Tap water ****41%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**41%

Use banking services ****95%**

**91%

Television ****41%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****78%**

**72%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Wandur?

■ Wandur · ■ Ferrargunj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**951

Working population ****34.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 86.8% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 294 (59%) · **■** Marginal 46 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ferrargunj

- Namunaghar1,926 people
- Bindraban1,785 people
- North Bay1,603 people
- Ograbraij1,467 people
- Shoal Bay1,373 people
- Tusnabad1,320 people
- Knapuram1,317 people
- Ferrargunj1,314 people

[All 76 villages in Ferrargunj](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/ferrargunj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Wandur from Port Blair?27 km by road
- What is the population of Wandur?1,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wandur in?South Andaman district (Ferrargunj sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Wandur?89.6% (Census 2011)
