Vikas Nagar

Vikas Nagar
village
Vikas Nagar Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Vikas Nagar Location in India
Coordinates: 8°07′08″N 93°30′58″E / 8.119°N 93.516°ECoordinates: 8°07′08″N 93°30′58″E / 8.119°N 93.516°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Nancowry
Population (2011)
• Total	235
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645130

Vikas Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.^[1] It is populated by people from the former Trinket village, which was evacuated after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Vikas Nagar has 48 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 74.27%.^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	235	156	79
Children aged below 6 years	29	19	10
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	174	97	77
Literates	153	109	44
Workers (all)	146	113	33
Main workers (total)	72	65	7
Main workers: Cultivators	6	2	4
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	66	63	3
Marginal workers (total)	74	48	26
Marginal workers: Cultivators	27	20	7
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	2	2	0
Marginal workers: Others	45	26	19
Non-workers	89	43	46

References

1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. Zoyab, Alaphia. "A house for Mr. Gopinath, and a genset", The Hindu, August 4, 2012.
3. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.