Village · Port Blair, South Andaman # Sippighat Sippighat is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,522 people in 367 households, the 8th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 1,522 people (2011) - 367 households - 87.1% literacy - 845 females per 1,000 males ## Sippighat PIN code and other codes Sippighat falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Sippighat - Community development block Prothrapur - Census village code 645534 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sippighat from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 13 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sippighat? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sippighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Garacharma - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dollygunj - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sippighat known for? The main crops are coconut, arecanut and vegetables. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sippighat Of every 100 households in Sippighat in 2011, 86 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sippighat · ■ Port Blair rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 86% - Toilet within the home 56% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 44% 33% - Tap water 72% 73% - Drinking water within premises 33% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 43% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 26% 35% - Use banking services 86% 90% - Television 72% 68% - Mobile phone 89% 85% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 20% 30% - Car / jeep / van 8% 8% - None of these assets 4% 6% - Own their home 74% 59% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sippighat? ■ Sippighat · ■ Port Blair rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.1% 89.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 845 799 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1130 1053 - Working population 39.6% 45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 82.6% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 31 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 477 (79%) · ■ Marginal 88 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair - Pahargaon part 3,303 people - Govinda Nagar 2,904 people - Bimilitan & Kodiyaghat 2,519 people - Teylorabad 1,878 people - Bejoy Nagar 1,099 people - Neil Kendra 1,000 people - Shyam Nagar 906 people - Beadnabad 782 people All 33 villages in Port Blair ## Quick answers - How far is Sippighat from Port Blair? 13 km by road - What is the population of Sippighat? 1,522 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sippighat in? South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Sippighat? 87.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/sippighat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.