Vikas Nagar

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]

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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. Zoyab, Alaphia (4 August 2012). "A house for Mr. Gopinath, and a genset". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
3. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.