Port Blair is a Municipal Council city in district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Port Blair city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Port Blair Municipal Council has population of 108,058 of which 57,761 are males while 50,297 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 10699 which is 9.90 % of total population of Port Blair (M Cl). In Port Blair Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 871 against state average of 876. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Port Blair is around 938 compared to Andaman and Nicobar Islands state average of 968. Literacy rate of Port Blair city is 90.28 % higher than state average of 86.63 %. In Port Blair, Male literacy is around 93.16 % while female literacy rate is 86.94 %.
Port Blair Municipal Council has total administration over 27,049 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Port Blair 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Port Blair Municipal Council in 2024 is approximately
152,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Port Blair city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Port Blair city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Port Blair town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Port Blair Caste Factor
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.37 % of total population in Port Blair (M Cl).
There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Port Blair (M Cl) of South Andaman.
Port Blair Work Profile
Out of total population, 44,006 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 34,879 were males while 9,127 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 44006 working population, 93.14 % were engaged in Main Work while 6.86 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.