# Upper Katchal Village, Nancowry – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Upper Katchal

Upper Katchal is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 55 households**, the 20th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 217people (2011)
- 55households
- 68.0%literacy
- 808females per 1,000 males

## Upper Katchal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645080

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

## How far is Upper Katchal from nearby towns?

- Nancowrie (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ)180 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)422 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 Upper Katchal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Upper Katchal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mildera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Upper Katchal known for?

The main crops are **coconut and banana**. About 8% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Upper Katchal

Of every 100 households in Upper Katchal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upper Katchal · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**22%

Tap water ****84%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**55%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****37%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**11%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Upper Katchal?

■ Upper Katchal · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****808**

**782

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**936

Working population ****72.4%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 54.5% for women. 78% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 105 (67%) · **■** Marginal 52 (33%)

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

- Chota Inak237 people
- Chukmachi237 people
- Vikas Nagar235 people
- Enam223 people
- Alhiat190 people
- Berainak/Badnak188 people
- Itoi*181 people
- Malacca*158 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Upper Katchal from Car Nicobar?180 km by road
- What is the population of Upper Katchal?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upper Katchal in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Upper Katchal?68.0% (Census 2011)