Vikas Nagar
Vikas Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil. It is populated by people from the former Trinket village, which was evacuated after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Vikas Nagar has 48 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 74.27%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 235 | 156 | 79 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 29 | 19 | 10 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 174 | 97 | 77 |
| Literates | 153 | 109 | 44 |
| Workers (all) | 146 | 113 | 33 |
| Main workers (total) | 72 | 65 | 7 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 66 | 63 | 3 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 74 | 48 | 26 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 45 | 26 | 19 |
| Non-workers | 89 | 43 | 46 |
References
- ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Zoyab, Alaphia (4 August 2012). "A house for Mr. Gopinath, and a genset". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.