Nancowry Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar

Nancowry Tehsil of Nicobars district has total population of 10,634 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 5,967 are males while 4,667 are females. In 2011 there were total 2,790 families residing in Nancowry Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nancowry Tehsil is 782.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Nancowry Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 74.6% and the sex ratio of Nancowry Tehsil is 782.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nancowry Tehsil is 1524 which is 14% of the total population. There are 787 male children and 737 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nancowry Tehsil is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 782 ) of Nancowry Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nancowry Tehsil is 74.6%. The male literacy rate is 70.34% and the female literacy rate is 55.69% in Nancowry Tehsil.

Population
10,634
Families
2,790
Literacy
74.6%
Sex Ratio
782

To facilitate the administration, Nancowry Tehsil is further divided into 112 villages.

Nancowry Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nancowry Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 1,524 787 737
Literacy 74.6% 70.34% 55.69%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 7,440 3,862 3,578
Illiterate 3,838 1,770 2,068

Caste-wise Population - Nancowry Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 70% of total population in Nancowry Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 7,440 3,862 3,578

Religion-wise Population - Nancowry Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,067 (19.44%) 1,409 658
Muslim 396 (3.72%) 251 145
Christian 8,114 (76.3%) 4,276 3,838
Sikh 4 (0.04%) 1 3
Buddhist 32 (0.3%) 22 10
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 19 (0.18%) 7 12
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Nancowry Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nancowry Tehsil in 2011 were 74.6% in which, male and female literacy were 81.02% and 66.13% respectively. Total literate in Nancowry Tehsil were 6,796 of which male and female were 4,197 and 2,599 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nancowry Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nancowry Tehsil is 782 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 782 females in Nancowry Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 782 ) of Nancowry Tehsil.

Child Population - Nancowry Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 1,524 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nancowry Tehsil. Out of which 1,524 were male while 1,524 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nancowry Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Nancowry Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Nancowry Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 1,524.

Total Urban Rural
Population 10,634 0 10,634
Children (0 - 6 years) 1,524 0 1,524
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 7,440 0 7,440
Literacy 74.6% - 74.6%
Sex Ratio 782 - 782

Working Population - Nancowry Tehsil

In Nancowry Tehsil out of total population, 4,440 were engaged in work activities. 59.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,440 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,637 2,142 495
Cultivators 13 8 5
Agriculture Labourer 9 8 1
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 2,612 2,124 488
Marginal Workers 1,803 1,383 420
Non Working 6,194 2,442 3,752

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