Govinda Nagar

Not to be confused with Govindnagar in Andaman Islands.
Govinda Nagar
Govind Nagar
village
Country India
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobar
Tehsil Great Nicobar
Population (2011)
  Total 676
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
2011 census code 645199

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]

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]

Demographics

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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[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

References

  1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  2. New flightless bird found in Indian Islands
  3. New bird found in India - Discovery in Nicobar second since Independence
  4. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

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