Govinda Nagar

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Govinda Nagar
Govind Nagar
village
Country India
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobar
Tehsil Great Nicobar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total676
Time zone UTC+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

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]
TotalMaleFemale
Population676385291
Children aged below 6 years693435
Scheduled caste 000
Scheduled tribe 101
Literates497296201
Workers (all)30524956
Main workers (total)21118526
Main workers: Cultivators40319
Main workers: Agricultural labourers34286
Main workers: Household industry workers110
Main workers: Other13612511
Marginal workers (total)946430
Marginal workers: Cultivators000
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers101
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others936429
Non-workers371136235

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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. ↑ New flightless bird found in Indian Islands
  3. ↑ New bird found in India - Discovery in Nicobar second since Independence
  4. 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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