Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Daring Daring is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 115 people in 27 households, the 31st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 115 people (2011) - 27 households - 76.9% literacy - 769 females per 1,000 males ## Daring PIN code and other codes Daring falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645111 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Daring from nearby towns? - Port Blair (nearest town) 437 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Daring? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Daring; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Daring Of every 100 households in Daring in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Daring · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 95% - Toilet within the home 90% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 10% 22% - Tap water 24% 62% - Drinking water within premises 7% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 76% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 24% 55% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 49% 45% - Mobile phone 83% 64% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 17% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 5% 11% - Own their home 100% 64% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Daring? ■ Daring · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.9% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 769 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 936 - Working population 39.1% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 71.1% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 15 (33%) · ■ Marginal 29 (64%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Changua/Changup 146 people - Champin 143 people - Hinnunga* 124 people - Munak incl. Ponioo/Moul 117 people - Ramzoo* 98 people - Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti 91 people - Kanahinot 60 people - Alukian/Alhukheck 46 people All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - What is the population of Daring? 115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Daring in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Daring? 76.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/daring/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.