# Ward 1, Port Blair (South Andaman – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 

# Ward 1, Port Blair

Ward 1 of Port Blair, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, had **5,890 people in 1,515 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 91.3%, close to the town average of 90.3%.

- 5,890people (2011)
- 1,515households
- 8 of 18by population
- 91.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Port Blair?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Port Blair average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**90.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**871

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**938

Working population ****39.2%**

**40.7%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,213 (96%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 89 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Port Blair average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**2%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****93%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**92%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**13%

None of these assets ****1%**

**2%

Own their home ****52%**

**42%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Port Blair

- Ward 27,329 people
- Ward 37,104 people
- Ward 47,501 people

[Full Port Blair ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/port-blair/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Port Blair?5,890 people in 1,515 households (Census 2011)