Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
7.1% of women in South Andaman own land in their name, behind the typical district. 10.4% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Andaman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.7%. On women with a bank account at 85.9%, it sits close to the national mark.