Village · Little Andaman, South Andaman # Harmender Bay Harmender Bay is a village in Little Andaman sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,264 people in 311 households, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 1,264 people (2011) - 311 households - 77.1% literacy - 853 females per 1,000 males ## Harmender Bay PIN code and other codes Harmender Bay falls in Little Andaman sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Little Andaman - Census village code 645559 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Harmender Bay from nearby towns? - Little Andaman (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 123 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 123 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Harmender Bay? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Harmender Bay; 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 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hutbay - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Hutbay - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 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 Harmender Bay known for? The main crops are copra and arecanut. Products made here include coconut oil. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Harmender Bay Of every 100 households in Harmender Bay in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harmender Bay · ■ Little Andaman rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 82% - Toilet within the home 91% 71% - No toilet (open defecation) 9% 28% - Tap water 97% 70% - Drinking water within premises 70% 59% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 72% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 24% 45% - Use banking services 93% 88% - Television 33% 57% - Mobile phone 36% 80% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 20% - Car / jeep / van 1% 3% - None of these assets 13% 6% - Own their home 99% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Harmender Bay? ■ Harmender Bay · ■ Little Andaman rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 83.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 853 889 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 1002 - Working population 47.9% 38.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 71.0% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 314 (52%) · ■ Marginal 283 (47%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Little Andaman - Hut Bay 7,075 people - Ramakrishnapur 4,248 people - Vivekanandapuram 2,190 people - Rabindra Nagar 2,108 people - 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 All 19 villages in Little Andaman ## Quick answers - How far is Harmender Bay from Port Blair? 123 km by road - What is the population of Harmender Bay? 1,264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harmender Bay in? South Andaman district (Little Andaman sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Harmender Bay? 77.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/little-andaman/harmender-bay/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.