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About Brichgunj Village

Brichgunj is a large village in Port Blair tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,412, made up of 2,478 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 377 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.34 hectares hectares.

Brichgunj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brichgunj village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Port Blair
Area (hectares) 431.34 hectares
Population 3,412
Male Population 2,478
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 377
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Brichgunj compares

By the 2011 count Brichgunj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,133 residents. Its 431.34 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 790.

Getting to Brichgunj

Brichgunj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Brichgunj 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 Bamboo Nallaha, Beadnabad, Bejoy Nagar and Bharatpur. 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 Brichgunj

As per the Census of India 2011, Brichgunj village had a population of 3,412. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,133 residents.

Brichgunj village has 2,478 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brichgunj has about 377 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 790.

Brichgunj covers 431.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Brichgunj falls under Port Blair tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Brichgunj 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 Brichgunj.

Brichgunj is in Port Blair 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 Brichgunj today is likely to be higher.

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