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Find sources: "Ferrargunj" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) **Ferrargunj** is one of five local administrative divisions of the [Indian district](/source/Districts_of_India) of [South Andaman](/source/South_Andaman_district), part of the [Indian](/source/India) [union territory](/source/Union_territory) of [Andaman and Nicobar Islands](/source/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands).[1] The name is after [Michael Lloyd Ferrar](/source/Michael_Lloyd_Ferrar), a commissioner and butterfly collector. It is a division known locally as a *[tehsil](/source/Tehsil)*, roughly equivalent to a [county](/source/County) in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the [Andaman Islands](/source/Andaman_Islands). Ferrargunj's population according to 2011 [Census of India](/source/Census_of_India) figures was 53,565.[2] ## Demographics [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language) is the most spoken language in Ferrargunj tehsil. As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 24.23 percent of the tehsil's population. Largest language's population are [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language) 12,981 [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) 9,211 [Hindi](/source/Hindi_language) 8,768 [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) 7,634 [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language) 7,040 [Sadri](/source/Sadri_language) 3,359 [Kurukh](/source/Kurukh_language) 2,416 [Kharia](/source/Kharia_language) 545 [Munda](/source/Munda_language) 377. [3] Ferrarganj tehsil in 2011 census 1. Bengali (24.2%) 1. Malalyalam (17.2%) 1. Hindi (16.4%) 1. Tamil (14.2%) 1. Telugu (13.1%) 1. Sadri (6.27%) 1. Kurukh (4.51%) 1. Kharia (1.02%) 1. Munda (0.70%) 1. Others (2.13%) ## See also - [Administrative divisions of India](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_India) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tehsils | District South Andaman, Government of Andaman and Nicobar | India"](https://southandaman.nic.in/tehsil/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["POPULATION FINDER 2011"](https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder). *Census India*. 2011. Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts and Sub-District, 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2011_3-0)** ["C-16 Population By Mother Tongue"](https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3500.XLSX). *Census of India 2011*. Office of the Registrar General. - [India portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India) - [Andaman and Nicobar Islands](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands#Q5445252) travel guide from Wikivoyage v t e South Andaman district Cities and towns Bombooflat Garacharma Port Blair Prothrapur Tehsils and villages Ferrargunj Alipur Aniket Badmash Pahar Balughat Beach Dera (EFA) Between Middle Strait (JPPC) & Jirkatang (JA) Bindraban Caddlegunj (incl. Sona Pahar & Hazari Bagh (JPPC) Chouldari Coffee Plot Colinpur Craikabad Dhanikhari Dundas Point Ferrargunj Flat Bay Govindapuram Guptapara Hashmatabad (EFA) Hashmatabad Herbertabad Hobdipur Homfreygunj Hope Town Jhinga Nallaha (JPPC & APWDC) Jirkatang No.2 (EFA) Kadakachang Kalatang Knapuram Malapuram Manglutan (EFA) Manglutan Manjeri & Line Dera (FC) Mannarghat Manpur Mathura Maymyo (EFA) Maymyo Middle Strait (JPPC) Mile Tilek (ARF) Mile Tilek (JPPC) Mile Tilek & Mile Tilek (EFA) Mithakhari Mohwa Dera Muslim Basti Namunaghar Nayashahar (EFA) Nayashahar North Bay Ograbraij Pongi Balu (FC) & Bada Balu (EFA) Port Mouat Shoal Bay Shore Point Stewartgunj Temple Myo Tirur (JA) Tirur Tushnabad Wandoor Wimberlygunj Wright Myo Little Andaman Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-I (FDCA) Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-II (FDCA) Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-III (FDCA) Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-IV (FDCA) Dugong Creek (OS) Forest Camp at 14 km. 5-II (FDCA) Forest Camp at 14 km. 5-III (FDCA) Forest Camp at 19 km. (FDCA) Harmender Bay (NS) Hut Bay Little Andaman M/s Asia & Company (Asia Timber Product) Netaji Nagar Rabindra Nagar Ramakrishnapur Red Oil Palm (Nursery Camp) Vivekanandapuram Port Blair Bada Khari (FC) Bamboo Nallaha(EFA) incl. Kichad Nallaha(EFA) Beadnabad Bejoy Nagar Bharatpur Bimilitan & Kodiyaghat Brichgunj Brookshabad part Calicut Chidiyatapu Chidiyatapu (WLS) Dollygunj Govinda Nagar Krishna Nagar Lakshmanpur, South Andaman Minnie Bay part Munda Pahar (EFA) Neil Kendra North Sentinel Island Prothrapur R.M.Point (FC) Radha Nagar Ram Nagar Rangachang Rutland School Line part Shyam Nagar Sippighat Sitapur Teylorabad This Andaman and Nicobar Islands location article is a stub. 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