Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Minyuk Minyuk is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 305 people in 76 households, the 8th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 305 people (2011) - 76 households - 67.6% literacy - 848 females per 1,000 males ## Minyuk PIN code and other codes Minyuk falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645041 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Minyuk 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 Minyuk? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Minyuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ 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 Minyuk Of every 100 households in Minyuk in 2011, 83 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Minyuk · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 95% - Toilet within the home 80% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 22% - Tap water 1% 62% - Drinking water within premises 0% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 55% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 30% 45% - Mobile phone 47% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 26% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 19% 11% - Own their home 97% 64% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Minyuk? ■ Minyuk · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 848 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 769 936 - Working population 21.3% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 36% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 14 (22%) · ■ Marginal 51 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Meenakshi Ram Nagar 381 people - Tahaila 377 people - Bengali 354 people - Kalasi 335 people - Pilpilow 282 people - Kuitasuk 277 people - Raihion 276 people - Aloorang 271 people All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - How far is Minyuk from Car Nicobar? 300 km by road - What is the population of Minyuk? 305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Minyuk in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Minyuk? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/minyuk/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.