# Hinnunga* Village, Nancowry – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Hinnunga*

Hinnunga* is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **124 people in 31 households**, the 29th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 124people (2011)
- 31households
- 85.7%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Hinnunga* PIN code and other codes

Hinnunga* falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645097

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

## How far is Hinnunga* from nearby towns?

- Nancowrie (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ)160 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)435 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 Hinnunga*?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Hinnunga*; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## What is Hinnunga* known for?

The main crops are **copra and b. nut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Hinnunga*

Of every 100 households in Hinnunga* in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hinnunga* · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**22%

Tap water ****94%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**55%

Use banking services ****97%**

**91%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Hinnunga*?

■ Hinnunga* · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**782

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**936

Working population ****30.6%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (29%) · **■** Marginal 27 (71%)

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

- Chongkamong150 people
- Luxi149 people
- Changua/Changup146 people
- Champin143 people
- Munak incl. Ponioo/Moul117 people
- Daring115 people
- Ramzoo*98 people
- Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti91 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hinnunga* from Car Nicobar?160 km by road
- What is the population of Hinnunga*?124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hinnunga* in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Hinnunga*?85.7% (Census 2011)