# Shyam Nagar Village, Port Blair – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/shyam-nagar/ Village · Port Blair, South Andaman # Shyam Nagar Shyam Nagar is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 201 households**, the 11th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 906people (2011) - 201households - 79.5%literacy - 857females per 1,000 males ## Shyam Nagar PIN code and other codes Shyam Nagar falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayatBejoy Nagar - Community development blockProthrapur - Census village code645519 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shyam Nagar from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ)45 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town)45 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 Shyam Nagar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Shyam Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Govindanagar - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Govindanagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Shyam Nagar known for? The main crops are **coconut, arecanut and bananna**. Products made here include copra. About 4% of the 311 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 Shyam Nagar Of every 100 households in Shyam Nagar in 2011, 73 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shyam Nagar · ■ Port Blair rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **86% Toilet within the home ****52%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **33% Tap water ****82%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **35% Use banking services ****96%** **90% Television ****54%** **68% Mobile phone ****85%** **85% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****19%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****86%** **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 Shyam Nagar? ■ Shyam Nagar · ■ Port Blair rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **89.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **799 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **1053 Working population ****37.1%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 78.0% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 103 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (7%) · **■** Other work 174 (52%) · **■** Marginal 35 (10%) 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 - Teylorabad1,878 people - Sippighat1,522 people - Bejoy Nagar1,099 people - Neil Kendra1,000 people - Beadnabad782 people - Krishna Nagar769 people - Ram Nagar755 people - Radha Nagar637 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 Shyam Nagar from Port Blair?45 km by road - What is the population of Shyam Nagar?906 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shyam Nagar in?South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Shyam Nagar?79.5% (Census 2011)