Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Kanahinot Kanahinot is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 60 people in 15 households, the 34th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 60 people (2011) - 15 households - 59.6% literacy - 714 females per 1,000 males ## Kanahinot PIN code and other codes Kanahinot falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645042 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanahinot from nearby towns? - Nancowrie (sub-district HQ) 160 km by road - Car Nicobar (district HQ) 300 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 Kanahinot? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Kanahinot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Minyuk - ○ 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 Kanahinot Of every 100 households in Kanahinot in 2011, 88 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanahinot · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 95% - Toilet within the home 88% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 12% 22% - Tap water 0% 62% - Drinking water within premises 0% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 55% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 19% 45% - Mobile phone 62% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 31% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 6% 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 Kanahinot? ■ Kanahinot · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 714 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 936 - Working population 26.7% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 47.6% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 3 (19%) · ■ Marginal 13 (81%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Munak incl. Ponioo/Moul 117 people - Daring 115 people - Ramzoo* 98 people - Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti 91 people - Alukian/Alhukheck 46 people - Tillang Chong Island* 38 people - Altheak 30 people - Payuha 24 people All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - How far is Kanahinot from Car Nicobar? 300 km by road - What is the population of Kanahinot? 60 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanahinot in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Kanahinot? 59.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/kanahinot/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.