# Nicobars District, Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Sub-districts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/ District · Andaman and Nicobar Islands # Nicobars district Nicobars is a district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the least populous of 3 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **36,842 people** in 3 sub-districts, no towns and 200 villages; 0% lived in towns. - 36,842people (2011) - 3sub-districts - 0towns - 78.1%literacy ## Who lives in Nicobars? Nicobars had **36,842 people** at the 2011 Census — 9.7% of Andaman and Nicobar Islands's population and the smallest of 3 districts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands by population. There were 777 women for every 1,000 men (below the Andaman and Nicobar Islands figure of 876; the lowest of 3 districts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands). Among children under 7 the ratio was 945 girls per 1,000 boys (the Andaman and Nicobar Islands figure is 968). An average household had 4.0 people, against 4.0 across Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ## How literate is Nicobars? 78.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Andaman and Nicobar Islands's 86.6%), the lowest of 3 districts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Men were at 83.4% and women at 71.1% — a gap of 12.3 points (it is 7.8 points across Andaman and Nicobar Islands). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Great Nicobar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/great-nicobar/) (79.5%) and lowest in [Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/) (74.6%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Nicobars do for a living? 46.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 27.4%). Of all workers, 1% farmed their own land, 1% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 52% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 44% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 2% of workers here, against 10% across Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Great Nicobar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/great-nicobar/) (5% of workers in farming) and the least is [Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/) (0% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 52 (52%) · **■** Marginal 44 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Nicobars Nicobars had 200 census villages, 90 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 409 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Campbell Bay](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/great-nicobar/campbell-bay/) (5,736), [Perka](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/car-nicobar/perka/) (2,527), [Kamorta/Kalatapu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/kamorta-kalatapu/) (1,885), [Malacca](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/car-nicobar/malacca/) (1,637) and [Mus](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/car-nicobar/mus/) (1,553). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Nicobars compared with Andaman and Nicobar Islands ■ Nicobars · ■ Andaman and Nicobar Islands Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **86.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****777** **876 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **968 Working population ****46.5%** **40.1% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nicobars Of every 100 households in Nicobars in 2011, 93 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nicobars · ■ Electricity for lighting ****93%** Toilet within the home ****81%** No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** Tap water ****79%** Drinking water within premises ****55%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** Use banking services ****91%** Television ****48%** Mobile phone ****64%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****20%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****10%** Own their home ****75%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Nicobars Sub-district People Villages Towns [Car Nicobar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/car-nicobar/) 17,841 16 0 [Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/) 10,634 112 0 [Great Nicobar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/great-nicobar/) 8,367 72 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Largest villages in Nicobars - Campbell Bay · 5,736 - Perka · 2,527 - Kamorta/Kalatapu · 1,885 - Malacca · 1,637 - Mus · 1,553 - Tamaloo · 1,515 - Mildera · 1,350 - Sawai · 1,247 - Arong · 1,194 - Kinyuka · 1,120 - Big Lapati · 1,098 - Chuckchucha · 1,021 - Tapoiming · 941 - Small Lapati · 938 - Kakana · 841 - IAF Camp · 731 - Joginder Nagar · 693 - Govinda Nagar · 676 - Kinmai · 574 - Teetop · 522 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Nicobars?3: Car Nicobar, Nancowry, Great Nicobar - What is the population of Nicobars district?36,842 (Census 2011)