Joginder Nagar, Great Nicobar
Joginder Nagar | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Campbell Bay is located in the eastern part of the Great Nicobar Island | |
  Joginder Nagar Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 6°56′N 93°55′E / 6.94°N 93.91°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Great Nicobar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 693 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 645195 |
Joginder Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.[1]
Joginder Nagar and Laxmi Nagar were originally Shompen camping sites. The Shompens deserted the place when forests were cleared to make way for a village of ex-servicemen.[2]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Joginder Nagar has 208 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 76.65%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 693 | 401 | 292 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 55 | 28 | 27 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literates | 489 | 297 | 192 |
| Workers (all) | 334 | 284 | 50 |
| Main workers (total) | 279 | 238 | 41 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 254 | 216 | 38 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 55 | 46 | 9 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 359 | 117 | 242 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Rann Singh Mann (1 January 2005). Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns. Mittal Publications. p. 177. ISBN 978-81-8324-010-9.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.