Village · Little Andaman, South Andaman
# Vivekanandapuram

Vivekanandapuram is a village in Little Andaman sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 2,190 people in 581 households, the 3rd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.
- 2,190 people (2011)
- 581 households
- 81.7% literacy
- 891 females per 1,000 males

## Vivekanandapuram PIN code and other codes

Vivekanandapuram falls in Little Andaman sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Vivekanadapuram
- Community development block Little Andaman
- Census village code 645553

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Vivekanandapuram from nearby towns?
- Little Andaman (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ) 148 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 148 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Vivekanandapuram?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Vivekanandapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ramakrishnapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Vivekanandapuram known for?

Products made here include furniture. About 36% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Vivekanandapuram

Of every 100 households in Vivekanandapuram in 2011, 71 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Vivekanandapuram · ■ Little Andaman rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 82%
- Toilet within the home 63% 71%
- No toilet (open defecation) 37% 28%
- Tap water 20% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 45%
- Use banking services 74% 88%
- Television 46% 57%
- Mobile phone 86% 80%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 20% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 3%
- None of these assets 7% 6%
- Own their home 61% 62%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Vivekanandapuram?

■ Vivekanandapuram · ■ Little Andaman rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.7% 83.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 889
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1050 1002
- Working population 44.6% 38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 76.3% for women. 66% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 57 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (3%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 821 (84%) · ■ Marginal 59 (6%)

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
- Rabindra Nagar 2,108 people
- Harmender Bay 1,264 people
- Netaji Nagar 1,001 people
- Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-II 183 people

All 19 villages in Little Andaman

## Quick answers
- How far is Vivekanandapuram from Port Blair? 148 km by road
- What is the population of Vivekanandapuram? 2,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vivekanandapuram in? South Andaman district (Little Andaman sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Vivekanandapuram? 81.7% (Census 2011)

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