Village · Car Nicobar, Nicobars
# Mus

Mus is a village in Car Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,553 people in 365 households, the 3rd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.
- 1,553 people (2011)
- 365 households
- 80.2% literacy
- 973 females per 1,000 males

## Mus PIN code and other codes

Mus falls in Car Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Car Nicobar
- Census village code 645012

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

## How far is Mus 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 Mus?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mus; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 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
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Big Lapathy
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Big Lapathy
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 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 Mus known for?

The main crops are copra and arecanut.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mus

Of every 100 households in Mus in 2011, 89 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mus · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 94%
- Toilet within the home 89% 87%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 12%
- Tap water 74% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 72% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 47% 58%
- Use banking services 93% 92%
- Television 49% 43%
- Mobile phone 74% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 11% 10%
- Own their home 94% 89%

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

## What is the population of Mus?

■ Mus · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 79.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 833
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1343 964
- Working population 52.3% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 73.7% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 183 (23%) · ■ Marginal 625 (77%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Car Nicobar
- Perka 2,527 people
- Malacca 1,637 people
- Tamaloo 1,515 people
- Sawai 1,247 people
- Arong 1,194 people
- Kinyuka 1,120 people

All 16 villages in Car Nicobar

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mus? 1,553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mus in? Nicobars district (Car Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Mus? 80.2% (Census 2011)

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