Vikas Nagar | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India |
Coordinates: | 8.119°N 93.516°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nicobar |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Nancowry |
Seat Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 235 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 645130 |
Vikas Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.[1] It is populated by people from the former Trinket village, which was evacuated after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2]
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%.
Population | 235 | 156 | 79 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 29 | 19 | 10 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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 |