Govinda Nagar

Govinda Nagar
Govind Nagar
village
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilGreat Nicobar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total676
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code645199

Govinda Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.[1] It was developed as a tsunami shelter to house people displaced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2]

In 2012, a new bird named "Great Nicobar Crake" belonging to the genus Rallina was discovered at the Govinda Nagar tsunami shelter by Zoological Survey of India scientists.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census of India, Govinda Nagar has 194 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 81.88%.[4]

Demographics (2011 Census)[4]
Total Male Female
Population 676 385 291
Children aged below 6 years 69 34 35
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 1 0 1
Literates 497 296 201
Workers (all) 305 249 56
Main workers (total) 211 185 26
Main workers: Cultivators 40 31 9
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 34 28 6
Main workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0
Main workers: Other 136 125 11
Marginal workers (total) 94 64 30
Marginal workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 1 0 1
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 93 64 29
Non-workers 371 136 235

References

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  1. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ New flightless bird found in Indian Islands
  3. ^ New bird found in India - Discovery in Nicobar second since Independence
  4. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.