Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Hintona* Hintona* is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 21 people in 5 households, the 40th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 21 people (2011) - 5 households - 66.7% literacy - 1,333 females per 1,000 males ## Hintona* PIN code and other codes Hintona* falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645102 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Hintona* from nearby towns? - Nancowrie (sub-district HQ) 2 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. ## What facilities are there in Hintona*? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Hintona*; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Hitui - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Champin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 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. ## What is Hintona* known for? The main crops are copra and b. nut. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Hintona* Of every 100 households in Hintona* in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hintona* · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 95% - Toilet within the home 100% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 22% - Tap water 100% 62% - Drinking water within premises 100% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 100% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 55% - Use banking services 86% 91% - Television 14% 45% - Mobile phone 71% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 29% 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 Hintona*? ■ Hintona* · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.7% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1333 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 936 - Working population 42.9% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Marginal 9 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Tillang Chong Island* 38 people - Altheak 30 people - Payuha 24 people - Banderkari/Pulu 23 people - Chanel/Chanol* 13 people - Knot 9 people - Jhoola* 4 people - Inroak/Chinlak* 1 person All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - How far is Hintona* from Car Nicobar? 160 km by road - What is the population of Hintona*? 21 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hintona* in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Hintona*? 66.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/hintona/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.