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About Craikabad Village

Craikabad is a small village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 97 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 722 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.49 hectares hectares.

Craikabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Craikabad village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 39.49 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 97
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 722
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Craikabad compares

By the 2011 count Craikabad is the 42nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 39.49 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Craikabad

Craikabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Craikabad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bindraban, Caddlegunj Incl Sona Pahar Hazari Bagh J, Chouldari and Coffee Plot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Craikabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Craikabad village had a population of 167. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Craikabad village has 97 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Craikabad has about 722 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Craikabad covers 39.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Craikabad falls under Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Craikabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Craikabad.

Craikabad is in Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Craikabad today is likely to be higher.

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