Laxmi Nagar, Great Nicobar

Laxmi Nagar
village
Laxmi Nagar Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Laxmi Nagar Location in India
Coordinates: 6°52′N 93°54′E / 6.87°N 93.9°ECoordinates: 6°52′N 93°54′E / 6.87°N 93.9°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Great Nicobar
Population (2011)
• Total	230
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
2011 census code	645193

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

Laxmi Nagar and Joginder 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, Laxmi Nagar has 13 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 63.6%.^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	230	226	4
Children aged below 6 years	2	2	0
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	0	0	0
Literates	145	142	3
Workers (all)	222	218	4
Main workers (total)	219	215	4
Main workers: Cultivators	7	4	3
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	4	4	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	208	207	1
Marginal workers (total)	3	3	0
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	1	1	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	2	2	0
Non-workers	8	8	0

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.