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district · Census 2011 · code 638

Nicobars population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Census 2011
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population36,842people
Households9,288PCA households
Literacy rate78.06%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.48%% of all residents
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Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople36,84236,8420
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds9,2889,2880
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,3894,3890
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.91%11.91%Not available
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males777777Not available
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6945945Not available
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,33225,3320
Literacy rate%78.06%78.06%Not available
Male literacy rate%83.36%83.36%Not available
Female literacy rate%71.06%71.06%Not available
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople23,68123,6810
Total workersCensus workers17,12517,1250
Work participation rate%46.48%46.48%Not available
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,6519,6510
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months7,4747,4740
Non-workerspeople19,71719,7170

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 2021, 2022, 2023; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 9,288 households and 36,842 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 0% of this area’s population, compared with 100% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 11.91% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 83.36% and female literacy was 71.06%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 17,125 Census workers, 56.36% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators192130
Agricultural labourers103139
Household industry workers5192,041
Other workers8,8375,164

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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