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About Hobdipur Village

Hobdipur 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 476, made up of 259 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.2 hectares hectares.

Hobdipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hobdipur village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 512.2 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 259
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hobdipur compares

By the 2011 count Hobdipur is the 31st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 512.2 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Hobdipur

Hobdipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hobdipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Flat Bay, Govindapuram, Guptapara and Hashmatabad. 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 Hobdipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hobdipur village had a population of 476. That makes it the 31st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Hobdipur village has 259 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hobdipur has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Hobdipur covers 512.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Hobdipur 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 <5 km distance for Hobdipur.

Hobdipur 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 Hobdipur today is likely to be higher.

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