Village · Car Nicobar, Nicobars # Perka Perka is a village in Car Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, PIN code 744301. The 2011 Census counted 2,527 people in 711 households, the 1st largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%. - 2,527 people (2011) - 711 households - 74.7% literacy - 744301 PIN code ## Perka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Perka is 744301. Perka falls in Car Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - PIN code 744301 - Community development block Car Nicobar - Census village code 645020 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Perka from nearby towns? - Port Blair (nearest town) 287 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Perka? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Perka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Big Lapathy ### 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 Perka known for? The main crops are copra and arecanut. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Perka Of every 100 households in Perka in 2011, 93 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Perka · ■ Car Nicobar rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 94% - Toilet within the home 82% 87% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 12% - Tap water 99% 89% - Drinking water within premises 80% 70% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 40% 58% - Use banking services 95% 92% - Television 57% 43% - Mobile phone 61% 57% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 29% 25% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 6% 10% - Own their home 64% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Perka? ■ Perka · ■ Car Nicobar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.7% 79.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 854 833 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1068 964 - Working population 41.8% 49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 27 (3%) · ■ Other work 635 (60%) · ■ Marginal 375 (35%) 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 All 16 villages in Car Nicobar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perka? 744301 - What is the population of Perka? 2,527 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perka in? Nicobars district (Car Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Perka? 74.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/car-nicobar/perka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.