Village · Great Nicobar, Nicobars
# Govinda Nagar

Govinda Nagar is a village in Great Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 676 people in 194 households, the 3rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.
- 676 people (2011)
- 194 households
- 81.9% literacy
- 756 females per 1,000 males

## Govinda Nagar PIN code and other codes

Govinda Nagar falls in Great Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Gram panchayat Givinda Nagar
- Community development block Campbell Bay
- Census village code 645199

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

## How far is Govinda Nagar from nearby towns?
- Car Nicobar (district HQ) 287 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 556 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Govinda Nagar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Govinda Nagar; 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
- ● 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Campbell Bay
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 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 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 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 Govinda Nagar known for?

About 33% of the 750 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Govinda Nagar

Of every 100 households in Govinda Nagar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Govinda Nagar · ■ Great Nicobar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 90%
- Toilet within the home 62% 72%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 25%
- Tap water 79% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 55%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 23%
- Use banking services 93% 90%
- Television 55% 64%
- Mobile phone 71% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 10%
- Own their home 80% 60%

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

## What is the population of Govinda Nagar?

■ Govinda Nagar · ■ Great Nicobar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.9% 79.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 756 665
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1029 922
- Working population 45.1% 45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 78.5% for women. 65% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 40 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 34 (11%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 136 (45%) · ■ Marginal 94 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Great Nicobar
- Campbell Bay 5,736 people
- Joginder Nagar 693 people
- Laxmi Nagar 230 people
- 7 km Farm 141 people
- Afra Bay 138 people
- Vijoy Nagar 100 people

All 72 villages in Great Nicobar

## Quick answers
- How far is Govinda Nagar from Car Nicobar? 287 km by road
- What is the population of Govinda Nagar? 676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Govinda Nagar in? Nicobars district (Great Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Govinda Nagar? 81.9% (Census 2011)

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