About North Bay Village

North Bay is a mid sized village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 856 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.33 hectares hectares.

North Bay Overview

Census 2011 figures for North Bay village
Description	Value
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	South Andaman
Tehsil	Ferrargunj
Area (hectares)	337.33 hectares
Population	1,603
Male Population	856
Female Population	747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How North Bay compares

By the 2011 count North Bay is the 7th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 337.33 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to North Bay

North Bay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for North Bay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mount Harriet, Mrichi Dera, Muslim Basti and Namunaghar. 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.

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Common questions about North Bay

As per the Census of India 2011, North Bay village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 7th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

North Bay village has 856 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, North Bay has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

North Bay covers 337.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for North Bay 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 for North Bay.

North Bay 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.