# Changua/Changup Village, Nancowry – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Changua/Changup

Changua/Changup is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 36 households**, the 27th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 146people (2011)
- 36households
- 62.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Changua/Changup PIN code and other codes

Changua/Changup falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645119

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Changua/Changup from nearby towns?

- Port Blair (nearest town)437 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Changua/Changup?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Changua/Changup; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Changua/Changup

Of every 100 households in Changua/Changup in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Changua/Changup · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**22%

Tap water ****68%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**55%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****38%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**64%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Changua/Changup?

■ Changua/Changup · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**782

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**936

Working population ****54.1%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 54.1% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (11%) · **■** Marginal 66 (84%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry

- Itoi*181 people
- Malacca*158 people
- Chongkamong150 people
- Luxi149 people
- Champin143 people
- Hinnunga*124 people
- Munak incl. Ponioo/Moul117 people
- Daring115 people

[All 112 villages in Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Changua/Changup?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changua/Changup in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Changua/Changup?62.2% (Census 2011)