Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Vikas Nagar Vikas Nagar is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 235 people in 48 households, the 18th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 235 people (2011) - 48 households - 74.3% literacy - 506 females per 1,000 males ## Vikas Nagar PIN code and other codes Vikas Nagar falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645130 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vikas Nagar from nearby towns? - Port Blair (nearest town) 437 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vikas Nagar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vikas Nagar; 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 - ● Public bus service 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 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 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 Vikas Nagar Of every 100 households in Vikas Nagar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vikas Nagar · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 95% - Toilet within the home 95% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 5% 22% - Tap water 95% 62% - Drinking water within premises 86% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 85% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 55% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 42% 45% - Mobile phone 83% 64% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 25% 17% - Car / jeep / van 5% 1% - None of these assets 2% 11% - Own their home 92% 64% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vikas Nagar? ■ Vikas Nagar · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.3% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 506 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 526 936 - Working population 62.1% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 72% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (4%) · ■ Other work 66 (45%) · ■ Marginal 74 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Tapong incl. Kabila 270 people - E-Wall 245 people - Chota Inak 237 people - Chukmachi 237 people - Enam 223 people - Upper Katchal 217 people - Alhiat 190 people - Berainak/Badnak 188 people All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - What is the population of Vikas Nagar? 235 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vikas Nagar in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Vikas Nagar? 74.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/vikas-nagar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.