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 / 6.94; 93.91Coordinates: 6°56′N 93°55′E / 6.94°N 93.91°E / 6.94; 93.91
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

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]
TotalMaleFemale
Population693401292
Children aged below 6 years552827
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe000
Literates489297192
Workers (all)33428450
Main workers (total)27923841
Main workers: Cultivators24213
Main workers: Agricultural labourers000
Main workers: Household industry workers110
Main workers: Other25421638
Marginal workers (total)55469
Marginal workers: Cultivators24195
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers981
Marginal workers: Household industry workers752
Marginal workers: Others15141
Non-workers359117242

See also

References

  1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  2. Rann Singh Mann (1 January 2005). Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns. Mittal Publications. p. 177. ISBN 978-81-8324-010-9.
  3. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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