Village · Car Nicobar, Nicobars
# Big Lapati

Big Lapati is a village in Car Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,098 people in 271 households, the 8th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.
- 1,098 people (2011)
- 271 households
- 76.3% literacy
- 880 females per 1,000 males

## Big Lapati PIN code and other codes

Big Lapati falls in Car Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Car Nicobar
- Census village code 645025

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

## How far is Big Lapati from nearby towns?
- Car Nicobar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 278 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Big Lapati?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Big Lapati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● ITI / vocational 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 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 Big Lapati known for?

The main crops are copra and arecanut.

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

## Homes and amenities in Big Lapati

Of every 100 households in Big Lapati in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Big Lapati · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 99% 87%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 12%
- Tap water 92% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 51% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 43% 58%
- Use banking services 81% 92%
- Television 41% 43%
- Mobile phone 59% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 19% 10%
- Own their home 97% 89%

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

## What is the population of Big Lapati?

■ Big Lapati · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 79.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 880 833
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 956 964
- Working population 59.8% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 71.9% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 45 (7%) · ■ Other work 72 (11%) · ■ Marginal 535 (81%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Car Nicobar
- Tamaloo 1,515 people
- Sawai 1,247 people
- Arong 1,194 people
- Kinyuka 1,120 people
- Chuckchucha 1,021 people
- Tapoiming 941 people
- Small Lapati 938 people
- Kakana 841 people

All 16 villages in Car Nicobar

## Quick answers
- How far is Big Lapati from Car Nicobar? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Big Lapati? 1,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Big Lapati in? Nicobars district (Car Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Big Lapati? 76.3% (Census 2011)

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