Village · Nancowry, Nicobars
# Enam

Enam is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 223 people in 56 households, the 19th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.
- 223 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 67.2% literacy
- 1,009 females per 1,000 males

## Enam PIN code and other codes

Enam falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Nancowry
- Census village code 645036

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

## How far is Enam from nearby towns?
- Nancowrie (sub-district HQ) 160 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ) 400 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 385 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Enam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Enam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage 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
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Champin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- 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 Enam

Of every 100 households in Enam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Enam · ■ Nancowry rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 95%
- Toilet within the home 79% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 21% 22%
- Tap water 0% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 55%
- Use banking services 100% 91%
- Television 33% 45%
- Mobile phone 40% 64%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 39% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 10% 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 Enam?

■ Enam · ■ Nancowry rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 74.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 782
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1385 936
- Working population 31.4% 41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 48.9% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 5 (7%) · ■ Marginal 65 (93%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry
- E-Wall 245 people
- Chota Inak 237 people
- Chukmachi 237 people
- Vikas Nagar 235 people
- Upper Katchal 217 people
- Alhiat 190 people
- Berainak/Badnak 188 people
- Itoi* 181 people

All 112 villages in Nancowry

## Quick answers
- How far is Enam from Car Nicobar? 400 km by road
- What is the population of Enam? 223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Enam in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Enam? 67.2% (Census 2011)

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