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 111 people in 30 households, the 24th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 111 people (2011) - 30 households - 87.5% literacy - 1,265 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 645543 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chidiyatapu from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 30 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chidiyatapu? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chidiyatapu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Burnanallah - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Burmanallah - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dollygunj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Chidiyatapu Of every 100 households in Chidiyatapu in 2011, 82 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chidiyatapu · ■ Port Blair rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 86% - Toilet within the home 82% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 33% - Tap water 85% 73% - Drinking water within premises 85% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 43% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 29% 35% - Use banking services 88% 90% - Television 53% 68% - Mobile phone 62% 85% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 35% 30% - Car / jeep / van 6% 8% - None of these assets 3% 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 Chidiyatapu? ■ Chidiyatapu · ■ Port Blair rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.5% 89.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1265 799 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 1053 - Working population 35.1% 45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 86.8% for women. 67% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (10%) · ■ Other work 33 (85%) · ■ Marginal 2 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair - Rangachang 384 people - Lakshmanpur 382 people - Sitapur 274 people - Bada Khari 169 people - Bamboo Nallaha incl. Kichad Nallaha 96 people - Rutland 76 people - Minnie Bay part 45 people - North Sentinel Island 15 people All 33 villages in Port Blair ## Quick answers - How far is Chidiyatapu from Port Blair? 30 km by road - What is the population of Chidiyatapu? 111 (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? 87.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/chidiyatapu-645543/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.