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°ECoordinates: 6°56′N 93°55′E / 6.94°N 93.91°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Great Nicobar
Population (2011)
• Total	693
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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]

	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

References

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