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Village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Govinda Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.[1] It was developed as a tsunami shelter to house people displaced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2]
Govinda Nagar
Govind Nagar | |
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village | |
Country | India |
State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
District | Nicobar |
Tehsil | Great Nicobar |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 676 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
2011 census code | 645199 |
In 2012, a new bird named "Great Nicobar Crake" belonging to the genus Rallina was discovered at the Govinda Nagar tsunami shelter by Zoological Survey of India scientists.[3]
According to the 2011 census of India, Govinda Nagar has 194 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 81.88%.[4]
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 676 | 385 | 291 |
Children aged below 6 years | 69 | 34 | 35 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Literates | 497 | 296 | 201 |
Workers (all) | 305 | 249 | 56 |
Main workers (total) | 211 | 185 | 26 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 40 | 31 | 9 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 34 | 28 | 6 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Main workers: Other | 136 | 125 | 11 |
Marginal workers (total) | 94 | 64 | 30 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Others | 93 | 64 | 29 |
Non-workers | 371 | 136 | 235 |
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