Village · Car Nicobar, Nicobars # Tapoiming Tapoiming is a village in Car Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 941 people in 214 households, the 10th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%. - 941 people (2011) - 214 households - 78.6% literacy - 863 females per 1,000 males ## Tapoiming PIN code and other codes Tapoiming falls in Car Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Car Nicobar - Census village code 645024 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tapoiming 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 Tapoiming? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Tapoiming; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● 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 - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chuckchuka - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Big Lapathy - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Big Lapathy - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 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 Tapoiming known for? The main crops are copra and arecanut. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tapoiming Of every 100 households in Tapoiming in 2011, 96 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Tapoiming · ■ Car Nicobar rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 94% - Toilet within the home 95% 87% - No toilet (open defecation) 5% 12% - Tap water 87% 89% - Drinking water within premises 27% 70% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 58% - Use banking services 97% 92% - Television 44% 43% - Mobile phone 54% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 23% 25% - Car / jeep / van 3% 3% - None of these assets 15% 10% - Own their home 99% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tapoiming? ■ Tapoiming · ■ Car Nicobar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 79.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 863 833 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 694 964 - Working population 35.9% 49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 70.0% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 52 (15%) · ■ Marginal 285 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Car Nicobar - Arong 1,194 people - Kinyuka 1,120 people - Big Lapati 1,098 people - Chuckchucha 1,021 people - Small Lapati 938 people - Kakana 841 people - IAF Camp 731 people - Kinmai 574 people All 16 villages in Car Nicobar ## Quick answers - What is the population of Tapoiming? 941 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tapoiming in? Nicobars district (Car Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Tapoiming? 78.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/car-nicobar/tapoiming/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.