Vikas Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil. It is populated by people from the former Trinket village, which was evacuated after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Vikas Nagar has 48 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 74.27%.
+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 235 156 79 Children aged below 6 years 29 19 10 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 174 97 77 Literates 153 109 44 Workers (all) 146 113 33 Main workers (total) 72 65 7 Main workers: Cultivators 6 2 4 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0 Main workers: Other 66 63 3 Marginal workers (total) 74 48 26 Marginal workers: Cultivators 27 20 7 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 2 2 0 Marginal workers: Others 45 26 19 Non-workers 89 43 46
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