# Raihion Village, Nancowry – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Raihion

Raihion is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 74 households**, the 11th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 276people (2011)
- 74households
- 46.1%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Raihion PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645032

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

## How far is Raihion from nearby towns?

- Nancowrie (sub-district HQ)73 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ)111 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)359 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 Raihion?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Raihion; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Raihion

Of every 100 households in Raihion in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Raihion · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**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 ****13%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Raihion?

■ Raihion · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**782

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****517**

**936

Working population ****22.1%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 37.8% for women. 41% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 17 (28%) · **■** Marginal 44 (72%)

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

- Kalasi335 people
- Minyuk305 people
- Pilpilow282 people
- Kuitasuk277 people
- Aloorang271 people
- Kakana270 people
- Tapong incl. Kabila270 people
- E-Wall245 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Raihion from Car Nicobar?111 km by road
- What is the population of Raihion?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raihion in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Raihion?46.1% (Census 2011)