Joginder Nagar, Great Nicobar

Coordinates: 6°56′N 93°55′E / 6.94°N 93.91°E / 6.94; 93.91
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Joginder Nagar
village
2011 census
code
645195

Joginder Nagar is a village 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

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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[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

References

  1. ^ "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.
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  3. ^
    2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.