Village · Port Blair, South Andaman
# Bada Khari

Bada Khari is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 169 people in 57 households, the 23rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%.
- 169 people (2011)
- 57 households
- 65.4% literacy
- 673 females per 1,000 males

## Bada Khari PIN code and other codes

Bada Khari falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Prothrapur
- Census village code 645547

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

## How far is Bada Khari from nearby towns?
- Port Blair (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Port Blair (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bada Khari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bada Khari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Manglutan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dollygunj
- ○ 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
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Bada Khari

Of every 100 households in Bada Khari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bada Khari · ■ Port Blair rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 86%
- Toilet within the home 3% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 33%
- Tap water 100% 73%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 43%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 35%
- Use banking services 82% 90%
- Television 13% 68%
- Mobile phone 13% 85%
- Computer with internet 2% 3%
- Two-wheeler 0% 30%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 8%
- None of these assets 10% 6%
- Own their home 0% 59%

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

## What is the population of Bada Khari?

■ Bada Khari · ■ Port Blair rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.4% 89.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 673 799
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2333 1053
- Working population 71.0% 45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 59.0% for women. 78% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 93 (78%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (4%) · ■ Other work 6 (5%) · ■ Marginal 16 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair
- Chidiyatapu 388 people
- Rangachang 384 people
- Lakshmanpur 382 people
- Sitapur 274 people
- Chidiyatapu 111 people
- Bamboo Nallaha incl. Kichad Nallaha 96 people
- Rutland 76 people
- Minnie Bay part 45 people

All 33 villages in Port Blair

## Other places named Bada Khari
- Badakhari · Village, Amla, Betul · 681 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Bada Khari from Port Blair? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Bada Khari? 169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bada Khari in? South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Bada Khari? 65.4% (Census 2011)

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