Village · Port Blair, South Andaman # Calicut Calicut is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 4,033 people in 966 households, the 1st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 4,033 people (2011) - 966 households - 90.1% literacy - 935 females per 1,000 males ## Calicut PIN code and other codes Calicut falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Brichgunj - Community development block Prothrapur - Census village code 645536 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Calicut from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 14 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Calicut? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Calicut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● 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 - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway 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 - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhatu Basti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dollygunj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Calicut known for? The main crops are arecanut, coconut/poultry and paddy/vegetables. Products made here include quarry products and hollow blocks. About 35% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Calicut Of every 100 households in Calicut in 2011, 90 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Calicut · ■ Port Blair rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 86% - Toilet within the home 69% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 30% 33% - Tap water 71% 73% - Drinking water within premises 49% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 43% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 28% 35% - Use banking services 89% 90% - Television 71% 68% - Mobile phone 85% 85% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 32% 30% - Car / jeep / van 9% 8% - None of these assets 7% 6% - Own their home 75% 59% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Calicut? ■ Calicut · ■ Port Blair rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.1% 89.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 799 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 1053 - Working population 39.6% 45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 86.4% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 213 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (7%) · ■ Household industry 28 (2%) · ■ Other work 1,141 (71%) · ■ Marginal 109 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair - Dollygunj 3,950 people - Brichgunj 3,412 people - Pahargaon part 3,303 people - Govinda Nagar 2,904 people All 33 villages in Port Blair ## Quick answers - How far is Calicut from Port Blair? 14 km by road - What is the population of Calicut? 4,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Calicut in? South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Calicut? 90.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/calicut/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.