# Brichgunj Village, Port Blair – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/brichgunj/ Village · Port Blair, South Andaman # Brichgunj Brichgunj is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **3,412 people in 562 households**, the 3rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 3,412people (2011) - 562households - 97.2%literacy - 377females per 1,000 males ## Brichgunj PIN code and other codes Brichgunj falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayatBrichgunj - Community development blockProthrapur - Census village code645532 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Brichgunj from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ)9 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town)9 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Brichgunj? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Brichgunj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Prothrapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dollugunj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Brichgunj known for? The main crops are **coconut and arecanut**. About 8% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Brichgunj Of every 100 households in Brichgunj in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Brichgunj · ■ Port Blair rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **86% Toilet within the home ****84%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **33% Tap water ****89%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **35% Use banking services ****86%** **90% Television ****81%** **68% Mobile phone ****82%** **85% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****44%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****69%** **59% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Brichgunj? ■ Brichgunj · ■ Port Blair rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%** **89.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****377** **799 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070** **1053 Working population ****65.1%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.6% for men and 93.2% for women. 84% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,930 (87%) · **■** Marginal 180 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair - Calicut4,033 people - Dollygunj3,950 people - Pahargaon part3,303 people - Govinda Nagar2,904 people - Bimilitan & Kodiyaghat2,519 people - Teylorabad1,878 people [All 33 villages in Port Blair](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Brichgunj from Port Blair?9 km by road - What is the population of Brichgunj?3,412 (Census 2011) - Which district is Brichgunj in?South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Brichgunj?97.2% (Census 2011)