Joginder Nagar
village
Campbell Bay is located in the eastern part of the Great Nicobar Island
Campbell Bay is located in the eastern part of the Great Nicobar Island
Joginder Nagar is located in India
Joginder Nagar
Joginder Nagar
Location in India
Coordinates: 6°56′N 93°55′E / 6.94°N 93.91°E / 6.94; 93.91
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilGreat Nicobar
Population
 (2011)
  Total693
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code645195

Joginder Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.[1]

Joginder Nagar and Laxmi Nagar were originally Shompen camping sites. The Shompens deserted the place when forests were cleared to make way for a village of ex-servicemen.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Joginder Nagar has 208 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 76.65%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
TotalMaleFemale
Population693401292
Children aged below 6 years552827
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe000
Literates489297192
Workers (all)33428450
Main workers (total)27923841
Main workers: Cultivators24213
Main workers: Agricultural labourers000
Main workers: Household industry workers110
Main workers: Other25421638
Marginal workers (total)55469
Marginal workers: Cultivators24195
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers981
Marginal workers: Household industry workers752
Marginal workers: Others15141
Non-workers359117242

See also

References

  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. Rann Singh Mann (1 January 2005). Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns. Mittal Publications. p. 177. ISBN 978-81-8324-010-9.
  3. 1 2 "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.
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