Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Kakana Kakana is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 270 people in 71 households, the 13th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 270 people (2011) - 71 households - 86.6% literacy - 698 females per 1,000 males ## Kakana PIN code and other codes Kakana falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645131 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kakana 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 Kakana? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kakana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 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 Kakana Of every 100 households in Kakana in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kakana · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 95% - Toilet within the home 92% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 22% - Tap water 98% 62% - Drinking water within premises 0% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 55% - Use banking services 87% 91% - Television 35% 45% - Mobile phone 57% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 17% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 28% 11% - Own their home 96% 64% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kakana? ■ Kakana · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.6% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 698 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 391 936 - Working population 50.4% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 81.4% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 17 (12%) · ■ Marginal 119 (88%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Pilpilow 282 people - Kuitasuk 277 people - Raihion 276 people - Aloorang 271 people - Tapong incl. Kabila 270 people - E-Wall 245 people - Chota Inak 237 people - Chukmachi 237 people All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - What is the population of Kakana? 270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakana in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Kakana? 86.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/kakana/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.