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Joginder Nagar, Great Nicobar

Coordinates: 6°56′N 93°55′E / 6.94°N 93.91°E / 6.94; 93.91
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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

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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]
Total Male Female
Population 693 401 292
Children aged below 6 years 55 28 27
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 0 0 0
Literates 489 297 192
Workers (all) 334 284 50
Main workers (total) 279 238 41
Main workers: Cultivators 24 21 3
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0
Main workers: Other 254 216 38
Marginal workers (total) 55 46 9
Marginal workers: Cultivators 24 19 5
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 9 8 1
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 7 5 2
Marginal workers: Others 15 14 1
Non-workers 359 117 242

See also

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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. ^ 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. ^ 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.