Laxmi Nagar, Great Nicobar
Laxmi Nagar | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Laxmi Nagar Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  Laxmi Nagar Laxmi Nagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′N 93°54′E / 6.87°N 93.9°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Great Nicobar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 230 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 645193 |
Laxmi Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.[1] It is the location of India's southernmost land tip, Indira Point.
Laxmi Nagar and Joginder 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, Laxmi Nagar has 13 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 63.6%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 230 | 226 | 4 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literates | 145 | 142 | 3 |
| Workers (all) | 222 | 218 | 4 |
| Main workers (total) | 219 | 215 | 4 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 208 | 207 | 1 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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.