Village · Little Andaman, South Andaman # Dugong Creek Dugong Creek is a village in Little Andaman sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 109 people in 23 households, the 10th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 109 people (2011) - 23 households - 61.4% literacy - 847 females per 1,000 males ## Dugong Creek PIN code and other codes Dugong Creek falls in Little Andaman sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Little Andaman - Census village code 645552 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dugong Creek from nearby towns? - Little Andaman (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 154 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 154 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dugong Creek? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Dugong Creek; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ramakrishnapur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dugong Creek known for? The main crops are copra. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dugong Creek Of every 100 households in Dugong Creek in 2011, 100 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dugong Creek · ■ Little Andaman rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 82% - Toilet within the home 96% 71% - No toilet (open defecation) 4% 28% - Tap water 100% 70% - Drinking water within premises 96% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 45% - Use banking services 33% 88% - Television 4% 57% - Mobile phone 33% 80% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 62% 6% - Own their home 0% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dugong Creek? ■ Dugong Creek · ■ Little Andaman rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 83.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 847 889 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1600 1002 - Working population 44.0% 38.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 52.9% for women. 54% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 9 (19%) · ■ Marginal 37 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Little Andaman - Netaji Nagar 1,001 people - Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-II 183 people - Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-IV 183 people - Red Oil Palm 147 people - Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-Iii 70 people - Forest Camp at 14 km. 5-II 68 people - Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-I 67 people - Forest Camp at 19 km. 58 people All 19 villages in Little Andaman ## Quick answers - How far is Dugong Creek from Port Blair? 154 km by road - What is the population of Dugong Creek? 109 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dugong Creek in? South Andaman district (Little Andaman sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Dugong Creek? 61.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/little-andaman/dugong-creek/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.