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About Shore Point Village

Shore Point is a large village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,073, made up of 1,617 males and 1,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.23 hectares hectares.

Shore Point Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shore Point village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 62.23 hectares
Population 3,073
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shore Point compares

By the 2011 count Shore Point is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 62.23 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Shore Point

Shore Point is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shore Point 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 Port Mouat, Potatang, Shoal Bay and Shoal Bay 17. 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 Shore Point

As per the Census of India 2011, Shore Point village had a population of 3,073. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Shore Point village has 1,617 males and 1,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shore Point has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Shore Point covers 62.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Shore Point 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 Shore Point.

Shore Point 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 Shore Point today is likely to be higher.

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