# Knot Village, Nancowry, Nicobars (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Knot

Knot is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **9 people in 3 households**, the 42nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 9people (2011)
- 3households
- 77.8%literacy
- 1,250females per 1,000 males

## Knot PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645122

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

## How far is Knot from nearby towns?

- Nancowrie (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ)248 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)437 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 Knot?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Knot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Munak
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Champin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Knot known for?

The main crops are **copra**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Knot

Of every 100 households in Knot in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Knot · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**55%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****33%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Knot?

■ Knot · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**782

Working population ****44.4%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Other work 4 (100%)

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

- Payuha24 people
- Banderkari/Pulu23 people
- Hintona*21 people
- Chanel/Chanol*13 people
- Jhoola*4 people
- Inroak/Chinlak*1 person

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Knot from Car Nicobar?248 km by road
- What is the population of Knot?9 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Knot in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Knot?77.8% (Census 2011)