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

Great Nicobar Tehsil of Nicobars district has a total population of 8,367 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 5,025 are males while 3,342 are females. In 2011 there were a total 2,248 families residing in Great Nicobar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Great Nicobar Tehsil is 665.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Great Nicobar Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 79.5% and the sex ratio of Great Nicobar Tehsil is 665.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Great Nicobar Tehsil is 936 which is 11% of the total population. There are 487 male children and 449 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Great Nicobar Tehsil is 922 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 665 ) of Great Nicobar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Great Nicobar Tehsil is 79.52%. The male literacy rate is 74.91% and the female literacy rate is 64.18% in Great Nicobar Tehsil.

Population
8,367
Literacy
79.52%
Sex Ratio
665

To facilitate the administration, Great Nicobar Tehsil is further divided into 72 villages.

Great Nicobar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 936 487 449
Literacy 79.52% 74.91% 64.18%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,214 677 537
Illiterate 2,458 1,261 1,197

Caste-wise Population - Great Nicobar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.5% of total population in Great Nicobar Tehsil of Andaman and Nicobar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,214 677 537

Religion-wise Population - Great Nicobar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,958 (59.26%) 3,081 1,877
Muslim 181 (2.16%) 118 63
Christian 2,635 (31.49%) 1,492 1,143
Sikh 316 (3.78%) 169 147
Buddhist 28 (0.33%) 17 11
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 228 (2.72%) 141 87
No Religion Specified 21 (0.25%) 7 14

Literacy Rate - Great Nicobar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Great Nicobar Tehsil in 2011 were 79.52% in which, male and female literacy were 82.94% and 74.14% respectively. Total literate in Great Nicobar Tehsil were 5,909 of which male and female were 3,764 and 2,145 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Great Nicobar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Great Nicobar Tehsil is 665 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 665 females in Great Nicobar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 665 ) of Great Nicobar Tehsil.


Child Population - Great Nicobar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 936 children between age 0 to 6 years in Great Nicobar Tehsil. Out of which 487 were male while 449 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Great Nicobar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Great Nicobar Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Great Nicobar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 936.

Total Urban Rural
Population 8,367 0 8,367
Children (0 - 6 years) 936 0 936
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,214 0 1,214
Literacy 79.52% - 79.52%
Sex Ratio 665 - 665

Working Population - Great Nicobar Tehsil

In Great Nicobar Tehsil out of total population, 3,841 were engaged in work activities. 87.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,841 workers engaged in Main Work, 118 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 80 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,350 2,890 460
Cultivators 118 93 25
Agriculture Labourer 80 74 6
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 3,143 2,716 427
Marginal Workers 491 335 156
Non Working 4,526 1,800 2,726

Nearby Tehsils from Great Nicobar Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Great Nicobar Tehsil in Nicobars district.


Great Nicobar Tehsil Map


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