Khudirampur

Khudirampur is a village in Diglipur, North Andaman Islands.

Khudirampur
Village
Khudirampur is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Khudirampur
Khudirampur
Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Khudirampur is located in India
Khudirampur
Khudirampur
Khudirampur (India)
Coordinates: 13.2361°N 92.966°E / 13.2361; 92.966
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
SubdistrictDiglipur
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,328
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

History

The village is named after freedom fighter Khudiram Bose. A statue of Khudiram Bose stands in the village.


Geography

Landmarks include Saddle Peak, the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (732 meters) and the Kalpong River.

The largest river that flows through Khudirampur is Kalpong River.

Demography

The Khudirampur village has population of 64 of which 33 are males while 31 are females in 18 households.[2]

Children with age 0-6 number 9, 14.06% of the total. The Average Sex Ratio of Khudirampur village is 939, which is higher than Andaman and Nicobar Islands state average of 876. Child Sex Ratio for the Khudirampur as per census is 1250, higher than Andaman and Nicobar Islands average of 968.

Khudirampur village has a lower literacy rate than Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In 2011, the literacy rate of 69.09% compared to 86.63% of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Khudirampur Male literacy stands at 86.21% while female literacy rate was 50.00%.

Governance

Khudirampur village is administrated by an elected Sarpanch (Head of Village).

References

  1. "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. "Khudirampur Village Population - Diglipur - North and Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 7 November 2016.


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