Arong, Car Nicobar

Arong Ha-ran
village
Arong Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Arong Location in India
Coordinates: 9°09′44″N 92°45′02″E / 9.162116°N 92.750611°ECoordinates: 9°09′44″N 92°45′02″E / 9.162116°N 92.750611°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Car Nicobar
Population (2011)
• Total	1,194
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645015

Arong is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Car Nicobar tehsil.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Arong has 233 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 87.73%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1194	617	577
Children aged below 6 years	183	87	96
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1117	584	533
Literates	887	475	412
Workers (all)	527	349	178
Main workers (total)	506	343	163
Main workers: Cultivators	10	7	3
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	4	3	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	177	131	46
Main workers: Other	315	202	113
Marginal workers (total)	21	6	15
Marginal workers: Cultivators	1	0	1
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	11	0	11
Marginal workers: Others	9	6	3
Non-workers	667	268	399

References

1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.