Village · Port Blair, South Andaman # Sitapur Sitapur is a village in Port Blair sub-district of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 274 people in 55 households, the 22nd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 274 people (2011) - 55 households - 87.1% literacy - 916 females per 1,000 males ## Sitapur PIN code and other codes Sitapur falls in Port Blair sub-district, South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Gram panchayat Neil Kendra - Community development block Prothrapur - Census village code 645522 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sitapur from nearby towns? - Port Blair (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Port Blair (district HQ) 36 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sitapur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sitapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Neil Kendra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water 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 Sitapur known for? The main crops are coconut, tomato and arecanut. Products made here include copra. About 11% of the 555 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sitapur Of every 100 households in Sitapur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Sitapur · ■ Port Blair rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 86% - Toilet within the home 64% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 33% - Tap water 2% 73% - Drinking water within premises 33% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 43% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 35% - Use banking services 100% 90% - Television 64% 68% - Mobile phone 73% 85% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 26% 30% - Car / jeep / van 9% 8% - None of these assets 6% 6% - Own their home 86% 59% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sitapur? ■ Sitapur · ■ Port Blair rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 87.1% 89.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 799 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 1053 - Working population 65.7% 45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 81.4% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 58 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (9%) · ■ Other work 14 (8%) · ■ Marginal 91 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Port Blair - Brookshabad part 425 people - Chidiyatapu 388 people - Rangachang 384 people - Lakshmanpur 382 people - Bada Khari 169 people - Chidiyatapu 111 people - Bamboo Nallaha incl. Kichad Nallaha 96 people - Rutland 76 people All 33 villages in Port Blair ## Quick answers - How far is Sitapur from Port Blair? 36 km by road - What is the population of Sitapur? 274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sitapur in? South Andaman district (Port Blair sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Sitapur? 87.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/south-andaman/port-blair/sitapur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.