Village · Port Blair, South Andaman # Bejoy Nagar Bejoy Nagar is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,099 people in 240 households, the 9th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 1,099 people (2011) - 240 households - 84.5% literacy - 775 females per 1,000 males ## Bejoy Nagar PIN code and other codes Bejoy Nagar falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Bejoy Nagar - Community development block Prothrapur - Census village code 645518 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bejoy Nagar from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ) 46 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 46 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 46 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bejoy Nagar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bejoy Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Govindanagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water 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 Bejoy Nagar known for? The main crops are coconut, arecanut and bananna. Products made here include copra. About 1% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bejoy Nagar Of every 100 households in Bejoy Nagar in 2011, 69 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bejoy Nagar · ■ Port Blair rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 86% - Toilet within the home 37% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 63% 33% - Tap water 31% 73% - Drinking water within premises 33% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 43% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 75% 35% - Use banking services 93% 90% - Television 46% 68% - Mobile phone 71% 85% - Computer with internet 4% 3% - Two-wheeler 29% 30% - Car / jeep / van 6% 8% - None of these assets 11% 6% - Own their home 69% 59% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bejoy Nagar? ■ Bejoy Nagar · ■ Port Blair rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 89.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 775 799 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 806 1053 - Working population 45.7% 45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 81.2% for women. 68% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 171 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (4%) · ■ Other work 180 (36%) · ■ Marginal 133 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair - Govinda Nagar 2,904 people - Bimilitan & Kodiyaghat 2,519 people - Teylorabad 1,878 people - Sippighat 1,522 people - Neil Kendra 1,000 people - Shyam Nagar 906 people - Beadnabad 782 people - Krishna Nagar 769 people All 33 villages in Port Blair ## Quick answers - How far is Bejoy Nagar from Port Blair? 46 km by road - What is the population of Bejoy Nagar? 1,099 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bejoy Nagar in? South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Bejoy Nagar? 84.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/bejoy-nagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.