Village · Port Blair, South Andaman # Chidiyatapu Chidiyatapu is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 388 people in 93 households, the 19th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 388 people (2011) - 93 households - 82.2% literacy - 813 females per 1,000 males ## Chidiyatapu PIN code and other codes Chidiyatapu falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Prothrapur - Census village code 645539 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chidiyatapu from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 26 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chidiyatapu? 0 services counted by the Census are inside Chidiyatapu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chidiyatapu known for? About 1% of the 1,373 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chidiyatapu Of every 100 households in Chidiyatapu in 2011, 46 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chidiyatapu · ■ Port Blair rural average - Electricity for lighting 46% 86% - Toilet within the home 21% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 33% - Tap water 34% 73% - Drinking water within premises 31% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 43% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 69% 35% - Use banking services 98% 90% - Television 34% 68% - Mobile phone 60% 85% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 12% 30% - Car / jeep / van 1% 8% - None of these assets 14% 6% - Own their home 33% 59% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chidiyatapu? ■ Chidiyatapu · ■ Port Blair rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.2% 89.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 813 799 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1190 1053 - Working population 43.8% 45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 77.9% for women. 64% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 43 (25%) · ■ Other work 80 (47%) · ■ Marginal 29 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair - Radha Nagar 637 people - Bharatpur 629 people - School Line part 498 people - Brookshabad part 425 people - Rangachang 384 people - Lakshmanpur 382 people - Sitapur 274 people - Bada Khari 169 people All 33 villages in Port Blair ## Quick answers - How far is Chidiyatapu from Port Blair? 26 km by road - What is the population of Chidiyatapu? 388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chidiyatapu in? South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Chidiyatapu? 82.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/chidiyatapu-645539/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.