Village · Car Nicobar, Nicobars
# Arong

Arong is a village in Car Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,194 people in 233 households, the 6th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.
- 1,194 people (2011)
- 233 households
- 87.7% literacy
- 935 females per 1,000 males

## Arong PIN code and other codes

Arong falls in Car Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Car Nicobar
- Census village code 645015

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Arong from nearby towns?
- Port Blair (nearest town) 278 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Arong?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Arong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Big Lapathy
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Arong known for?

The main crops are copra and arecanut.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Arong

Of every 100 households in Arong in 2011, 92 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arong · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 88% 87%
- No toilet (open defecation) 12% 12%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 88% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 58%
- Use banking services 94% 92%
- Television 36% 43%
- Mobile phone 42% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 27% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 16% 10%
- Own their home 92% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Arong?

■ Arong · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.7% 79.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 833
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1103 964
- Working population 44.1% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 85.7% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 177 (34%) · ■ Other work 315 (60%) · ■ Marginal 21 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Car Nicobar
- Malacca 1,637 people
- Mus 1,553 people
- Tamaloo 1,515 people
- Sawai 1,247 people
- Kinyuka 1,120 people
- Big Lapati 1,098 people
- Chuckchucha 1,021 people
- Tapoiming 941 people

All 16 villages in Car Nicobar

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Arong? 1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arong in? Nicobars district (Car Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Arong? 87.7% (Census 2011)

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