Perka, Car Nicobar

Perka Kè-è-rô
village
Perka Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Perka Location in India
Coordinates: 9°10′43″N 92°49′06″E / 9.178683°N 92.818258°ECoordinates: 9°10′43″N 92°49′06″E / 9.178683°N 92.818258°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Car Nicobar
Population (2011)
• Total	2,527
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645020

Perka 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, Perka has 711 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 74.71%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2527	1363	1164
Children aged below 6 years	273	132	141
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1709	863	846
Literates	1684	999	685
Workers (all)	1057	788	269
Main workers (total)	682	527	155
Main workers: Cultivators	17	14	3
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	3	3	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	27	19	8
Main workers: Other	635	491	144
Marginal workers (total)	375	261	114
Marginal workers: Cultivators	4	3	1
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	4	2	2
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	152	103	49
Marginal workers: Others	215	153	62
Non-workers	1470	575	895

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.