ANDAMAN &

BASIC STATISTICS

1990

Issued By

STATISTICAL BUREAU Andaman & Nicobar Administration

S oG C O O e C NIEPA DC

D06645 j ) - 6 6 4 6 r iE F A K E

The prciseat esditiont of Basic SUstics of Andlaman A Nicobar Islands is the SJ®enth in the series. It presemts im a handy >rm the iimptortant statistical Lnfariiiiation reting to v'arious sectors of ec

This pubUcaStioin is th« resu of the devoted efforts pu£ iin Iby Shiri Asif A, Senior Investigator andl fCunnaril Papla Mitra, tatistical Assistant of the Burcsam.

It is hioped thiat the publicaon will be found useful by th(C rteaders. Suggestions f(or furthcsr imi>ro^meats of the publidtion are oficDst welcomts.

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Lt. Governor

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^ 3aC ^ Andaman & Nicobar Islands ^ M 30( i S 30C )0C 3eC }8C M Lt. Gen. (Retd.)Ranjit Singh Dyai M

3oC Meimber of Parliiafiaent r Shri Nianoranjan Bhakta COUNJSElLL.ORS TO THE AND* NtCObXR ist/CKtys

Naimc; ‘W'ork/Deptts.‘Bflidtted

1. SJuri Abiepide«in S lair Power, Co-operation, CivH S(*ial WeN District iid _ Tribal Welfare. Sh ri K. Kaindsaswaray Fyblic Works Departmont, E^ui^ation and Sports, Bud,get and Finance, Planning, In - Su'stjies, Information, Publi­ city & Tourism, Rural Development & Panchaya.ts. 3. Shr i ’ForSst & Environment, WVdical and Public Healt h, t & a l Self Government, Law and Justice and Pradesh Council. 4= Shrii Prcyut Kuimar Excise, Revenue;, Rehabili- S ^ r k ^ ^ to n ^ StdtisiicS and Qffrcial LsDguag0. 5. Shri N.SuIaiiman AgricultuiOju Fish prieSi, Atin- mal Husbandry, Wakf, Shii- I|ping^and Transport, Labouir Force and Labouif and Einiiloynicnt.

(i) SECRETARIES

Andaman & Nicobar Administration

SI. Name No.

Shri Takap Ringu, 1. Coordination of all Deptts. Chief Secretary 2. Policy matters of all Deptts. 3. Parliament questionns of all Departments. 4. Consultation with CCounse- llors-matters relating to. 5. Home (including Pollice and Political). 6. Vigilance (Chief Vi,igilance Officer). 7. C hief Electoral Offlccer. 8. Work pertaining to tlhe Cor­ porations, AN IIDCO & PMB as Chairman. 2. Shri Sanat Kaul, 1. Finance including Acfcounts, Commissioner-cum- Excise & Statistics. Secretary(Finanoe) 2. Revenue 3. Wakf. 4. Education, Youth Afffairs and Science & Techn

(ii) 3. Shri O.P. Kelkar, 1. Planning Commissioner-cum- 2. Housing & Urban Develop- Secretary( Planning) ment. 3. Agriculture 4. Anim al Husbandry 5. Health 6. Local Self Government including Municipal Board. 7. 20 Point Programme. 8. Cooperation Rural Development 10. Community Development 11. Panchayat 12. Passport 13. ID A & HMAC and General M onitoring 14. Special Secretary for Vigilance and Home. 4. Shri Ashok Kumar 1. Information, Publicity & Secretary (IP&T) Tourism 2. Fisheries 3. Industries 4. A N IID C O & Chariman of Andaman Fisheries Ltd.

(iii) 5. Shri D.S. Negi, 1. J*ersonnf,l ^ Secretary (fersonaej) inqjuiiiU^.AjQfls 2. Tran$port&£!onimilfticaation 3. General Administrationn- including public and residual matters. 4. .Secretariat Administrattion. 3. Public Grievances

6. Shri. M .K. P.arid^, 1. L. 9 ’s Secretariat S e c re t^ tp t jie i Lai?j>ur Lt. Ciovernor 3. Jribal Wei far* 4. SoQial Welfare 5. Official Language 6. Rehabilitation and Rajyra Sainik Board. 7. C ivil Supplies 8. Administrative Ref-orms Wing-includUig WojJs Stut^y 9. Special Secretary for Plan­ ning, IDA, HMAC and Monitoring.

(iv> 7. Shri H.D, Birdi, 1. Shipping Secretary 8. Shri S N. Aggarwal , 1. Legal Judicial Secretary 2. Judicial 3. District & Session Judge 4. Litigations 5. Pradesh Council 6. Prisons including IG Prisons 7. Special Secretary for files of Chief Electoral Officer 9. Shri B.P. Sinha, 1. Forest and Environment P.C.C.F/Secretary 2. Works pertaining to A & N Islands Forest Plantation. Development Corporation. He will also function as the Chairman of the Corporation 10. Shri S. Ganesan, 1. A.P.W.D. C h ie f Engineer/ 2. Power Secretary

(V) MEMBERS OF PRADESH COUNCIL A A Isi ISLANDS

1. Lt. Governor (Administrator) 2- Member of Parliament representing the Unioon Territory of A & N Islands [Ex-Officio] 3. Chairm an,Port Bffalf Municipal Board{tex-Offficio] 4. Shri B.B. Biswas^ 5> -SbtioGlP.'l«jair 6."Shri Saw Haway 7. Shri Projirlttnmar' Sarkar 8. Shri A>it~^JS!umar 9. S h ri, Nalaj^jan Sundaram 10. Shri^Silstfrr^Mli 11. Shri •12. Sfari^ 14>siut|a1it»ja 13,. Shri 'Rebati- Mondal 14.'Shri“AVta1r'Sinkh

17* Snrti Y.i0®«dhi 18. Shri iCuKafid^wanoy i k SfetM^.\Vaisudevan 20.* ShVl* rtl'. G ^ ^ s h a n 2). 1»xriiiK^:Gaft0^an 22.'S])^i T»

ivi) HEADS^ QF DEP^TMENTS/OFFICES A'ii: N A^b^N^STRATlOlSl

Shri S.SrChkhk ‘^rih'cipal 'Chi^f Conservator lOf Fcirests ShTbSrPtf Prabkakar T/DAddl. District Magistrate Shri H . Bape/jee District «&,Session Judge, A & N Inlands Shri Basu Kumar Assistant Commissioner, Ma^fcuhdei- Sh'^t Vifertdf<timar Assistan'f Commissioner, CampWH Bay Sfii-l-M«fe5§lfPr^a

(y»0 Shri R.N. Sinha Asst. Engineer, Independemt Store, Sub-Division, Calciutta Shri F.S. Riazuddio Director, Tribal Welfare Shri Seant Singh Director of Education Dr. V. Nagarajan Director of Animal Husba.ndry and Veterinary Services Surg. Comdr., J.S. Nagra Director of Health Service;s Dr. Shyam Singh Director of Agriculture Shri Satjeevan Prasad Director of Transport & Director (Statistics) Shri R.Shanti Charan Labour Commissioner and Direc- tor of Bmployment and Training Shri C. M o lim n id Director of Fisheries Director of Rural Development Shri T.V. Balasubra- Director, Accts. & Budget manian Cdr. T.R. Dewan Director of Shipping Services Shri N . Das Deputy Director, Adult Education Shri S. Praraaaick Principal, State Institute of Education Dr. R.K.S. Rathor Principal, J.N .R Mahavidyalaya Port Blair

(viii) Shri A.P. Pednekar Principal, Poljrteghivip Collpge

Shri M aria Susai Director o f Industries Shri P.N. Paul Director, inform ation. Publicity and Tourisw

Shri Bhagat Singh Superintending Engineer, pe pattn^n t

Shri Manohar Singh Executi ve Engineer, Electricity Department (PRSi& W ) Division

ihri D.f. Officer padtiyaY

Shri 0 .K > R .M ^Q I? ile^§t|-4 r of Co-operative Spoilt ie? Shri Y. ¥enk^t l?.ao GontrpU^r, Andaman t;abour Force

Shri C.T.iVI Menon Superintendent, District Jail

Smt. Draupadi lEmployment Officer

Commodor S.P.Bala- Chief Port Administrator, subramaniart) Port Management' ^oard CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTM EhVITS & OTHER ORGANISATIONS

Vice Admiral Inderjit Fortress Commander, Ak. & N Bedi.AVSM Islands DIG.Rameshwar Singh Commander, Coast Guaird Region A & N Islands Shri J. K. Mehta Managing Director, A & N Islands Forests & Planttatio/i Development Corporation Ltd. Smt. Shanta Singh Chairperson, A & N State Social Welfare Advisory Board Shri M. Gnanaolivu Chief Engineer & Administrator, Andaman and Lakshadeep Habour Works ShriK.N.Varadarajan Director of Light Houses and Light Ships, A & N Islands

Shri L.D. Mandloi Station Director, All Radio Shri T.N. Pandit Deputy Director&Regional Offi­ cer, Anthropological Survey of India

Shri R. Ganguly Deputy Manager, Central Inland Water Transport Corpora­ tion Ltd.

(x) Shri Balwant Singh Deputy Director of Census Operations Shri H. L. Saha Professional Assistant, Meteoro­ logical Office Shri K.N. Thakur Manager, Govt, of India Tourist Office Shri R.P. Pushp Field Exhibition Officer Shri P.K.Majumdar Asst. Inform ation Officer, PIB- Shri S.C. Gangopa- Field Publicity Officer dhyay Shri Jaa'ics Mathew Regional Asst. Director, N ation­ al Sample Survey Organisation (FOD) Shri T.K: Guha Manager (Marketing Operation), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Shri A.K. Ghosh Area Manager, A & N Consul­ tancy Centre Shri R.K. Kumar Assistant Director (H)Marketing & Service Extension Centre Shri S.N. Roy Senior Branch Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India Shri Suprio Ghatak Branch Manager, United India Insurance Company Ltd. Shri V. Subramanian Assistant Branch Manager The New India Assurance Company Limited, Car Nicobar

(xi) Dr. Rajeshwar Lall Assistant Director, Regionaial Medicajj Research Centre Shri T.E. Venkata- Sfervicc Engineer < M £G H ) chalam fishery Slurvey of India Shri A. l^laha Superinteiident, Ceiit'ral Esixcise and GoW Control Shfi K.C. Mondal Station Manager, Indian Air Lines Shri N.C. Roy Dej^uty Regional Dit*ector National Savings Organisat tion Shfi Maqjsh Kumar AssisH'nt ‘Commissioner off Bose Income Tax, Circle 10(2) A\NI Stifi p .p . ^batia Station ippgineer, Poor£|arfshan^ N^^iiitenance Centre

Shri JC^Iyan Dass Sub-Di yi^ional p,ffic^r,Tele^gfapb Shri K.L. Katiyar Vice Principal, Kendriya Vidyalay« No. 1 Smti. Raipana THvari Dir^ctor^ Postal Service Shri B. P.aui Assistant DivisionaJ ^nginaeer, Telecom Satellite Earth Sttation Shri K.S-L. Nkrsrrn- Afcrodroiftie Officer

Shri K .^ . Isa Assistant ’Gfcneft'al Manager,, Shipping Corporation of I&dia Lt^.

(xii) Shri T.B.J.S.Rajappa Extra Assistant Director, Inter State Police Wireless Station Dr. A.K. Bandyo- Director, Central Agricultural padhyay Research Tnstitute. Dr. P.S.N. Rao Scientist *Sl>* Regional Botanist, Botanical Survey of India Dr. G.C. Rao Deputy Director, Zoological Survey Officer hri G.V. Pai Brancb Manager, State Bank of India Shri K.B. Madappa Manager, Syndicate Bank Shri O.P. Chugh Manager, Puojab {National Back Shri N .K . Sen Managing EKiector,.Chief Exe­ cutive, A & Mi State Co-operative Bank Limited; Shri J. John Manager, Canara Bank Shri G . Sudhakar Manager, Indian Bank Shri Lambert Joseph Deputy Director Incharge, Br. Small Industries Service Institute Shri K .V . Subra- Deputy Director, Coconut manian Development Boaxd Dr. V. Subba Rao State Informatics Officer, National Informatfe Centre A & N State U nit

(xiii) MUNICIPAL BOARD, PORT BLAIR

1. Shri H.N. Perial : Chairman 2. Shri PR. Ganeshaa : Senior Vice-Chaiiirman 3. Shri P.A. Samad : Junior Vice-Chaiiirman

ELECTED MEMBERS:

1. Shri M. Veeraraghavelu 2. Shri T. Jagannath 3. Shri K. Ganeshan 4. Shri M ohd Iqbal 5. Shri M. Sohan Rangaiah 6. Shri K. Kandaswamy 7. Shri K. Rathinam 8. Shri N. Vasudevan

NOMINATED MEMBERS :

1. Shri Brojinder Lall Saha 2. Shsi P.N. Paul 3. Shri R. Raja Gopal 4. Smti Shanti Malhotra

(xiv) CONTENTS

Table HEADING Page No. No.

A & N ISLANDS AT A GLANCE 1—7 1. A G R IC U LT U R E

1.1 Land Utilisation Statistics of Andamans...... 8 1.2 Area & Production of Various Crops...... 9 1.3 Area & Production of Rubber...... 10 1.4 Area & Production of Red Oil Palm...... II 1.5 Distribution of Seeds...... 12 1.6 Distribution of Seedlings...... 13 1.7 Distribution of Pesticides...... 14 1.8 Distribution of Fertilizers...... 15 1.9 Taccavi L oans...... 16 1.10 Number, Area & Average, size of operational Holdings in A & N Islands...... 17 1.11 Number, Area & Average size of operational Holdings in Andamans District...... 18 1.12 Number, Area & Average size of operational Holdings in Nicobars District...... 19

2. A N IM A L H U SB A N D RY

2.1 ILivestock and poultry in A & N Islands...... 20 2.2 Tahsil Wise livestock and Poultry...... 21 2.3 Veterinary Facilities in A & N Islands...... 22 2.4 Veterinary Cases Attended...... 23

(XV) fable HEADING PPage No. - No. 3. AREA & POPULATTO N 3.1 Sub-Divisions, TahsiTs and Revenue Villages ...... 24 3.2 Island-wise populatien.-...... 225-26 3.3 Population of A & N Islands since 1901...... 27 3.4 Growth Rate of Poptilation...... 28 3.5 TahsiJ Wise Populatfcm...... ~...29 3.6 Population of Inhabited Islands...... 300-32 3.7 Population by Age...... , — 33 3.8 Religion-wise population erf A & N Isl^aTTTds5...34 3 9 Population According to mother Tongue ...355-36 3.10 Distribtttion of working population...... -...... 37 3.11 Poiralation of Port Blair Town ...... 38 3.12 Sex R atio...... 39 3.13 Tahsil-wise Sex R a tio ...... 40 3.14 Density of Popufatton o f A & N Islanids.i...4l 3.15 Tahsiil-wisc Density of population...... A 2 3.16 Tribal population ...... 43 3.17 Tahsil wise Handicapped persons...... 44 3.18 Tahsfl-wtse Census Villages and Average Populatioq..*...... 45 3.19 Census Villages Classified by FopuIationJ...46 3.20 l8>land«wi»e Houses and Hoase boWs-.....4V7-49 3.21 Marital Status of Population...... 50 3.22 Projected Population of A & K Islands as on 1st March* (19^1-2000)...... «51

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CIVIL SUPPLIES

4.1 Imports by Supply Department...... 52 4.2 'Whole sale prices of Food Grains at (Port Blair...... 53 4.3 Fair Price Shops...... 54 4.4 Fair Price Shops in M unicipal Area of Port Blair Town...... 55 4.5 Storage Facilities in A & N Islands...... 56 4.6 Fair price shops by Management...... 57

5. CLIM A T E

5.1 Normal and Actual Rain fall in Port Blair.....58 5.2 R a in fall Recorded at Port Blair...... 59 5.3 Rainfall at various Stations...... 60 5.4 R ainy Days at Port Blair...... 61 5.5 Temperature at Port Blair...... 62 5.6 M ean Relative Humidity at Port Blair...... 63 5.7 Mean wind speed at Port Blair...... 64

6. C O M M E R C E 6.1 Commercial Establishments in A & N Islands...... 65 6.2 Emplovment in Shops & Commercial Establishments...... 66 6.3 Eiconomic Census-1980 Summary Results.....67 (xvii) Table H E A D IN G Page N o. No.

c o -o p e r a t i o n 7.1 Co-operative Societies in A & N Isladdis .• 68 7 2 Membership and Capital of Co-operatiwe ^ Societies...... 69 7.3 District-wise membership & Capital of Co-operative Societies...... 70 7.4 Sectorwise Co-operative Societies in A & N Islands...... 71 8. E D U C A T IO M 8.1 Literacy in A & N Islands...... 72 8.2 Literacy among Rural and urban Popula tioon 73 8.3 Literacy rate of Port Blair Town...... 74 8.4 Tahsil wise literacy rate...... 75 8.5 Educational Instittitions in A & N Isla,ndsis...76 8.6 Institution-wise No. of students...... 77 8.7 Educational Institutions, Enrolment & Teachers in A & N Islands...... 78 8.8 District-wise Educational Institutidns and Enrolment...... 79 8.9 District-wise No. of students...... 80 8.10 Zone-wise Educational Institutions, Enrolment and Teachers...... *..8l 8.11 Educational Institutions, Enrolment & Teachers in Port Blair Town...... 82 8.12 Educational Institutions and Institutions wise Enrolment in Manicipal area...... ,....83 8.13 Stage wise Enrolment o f sftidents...... #....84 (xviii) Table HEADING Page No No.

8.14 District wise & stage wise Enrolment of Students...... 85 8.15 Enrolment of Tribal pupils...... 86 S. 16 Scholarships awarded by Education Deptt. for higher Education on Mainland 87-88 8.17 Secondary Examination Results...... 89 (8.18 All India Senior Secondary Examination Results...... ;90 8.19 Enrolment of students in T.T.I...... ;9l 8.20 Teaching staff in T .T .I...... 92 8.21 Examination Results of T.T.I., ...... 93 8.22 College Enrolment, Arts Group...... 94 8.23 College Enrolrilfent, Sdence Group...... 95 8.24 Govt. College, teaching staff...... 96 8.25 College Resiilts, Arts Group...... 97 8.26 College Results, Science Groupi...... 98 8.27 B.Ed. Examination Results...... 99 8.28 Membership of State Library...... ,...100 8.29 Books & Magaziriefs in State Library...... lOi 5.30 Enrolment of students: in GdVt. Polytechnic 102 iJ.31 Examination Result in Govt. Polytechnic... 103 ?.32 Adult Education Centres in A & N islands 104 5-33 District wise Enrolment of Adults...... 104(A) ^.34 Adults made literate in A & N Islands...... 105 8.35 Tribal s made Literate...... 1C6

(xix) Table H E A D IN G Page No. No. 9. ELEC T IO N S 9.1 Elections to Lok Sabha-1984...... 107 9.2 Distribution of valid votes polled ...... 108 9 3 Region wise polling stations...... 109 9.4 Electorates...... 110 9.5 Voting preference by Electors...... I l l 9.6 Elections to Port Blair M unicipal Board 1990...... 112 9.7 Distribution of total votes polled...... 1112(A) 9.8 Voting preference by Electors...... 113 10. E M P L O Y M E N T 10.1 Govt. Employees under A & N Admini­ stration...... — - 114 10.2 Employment Exchange-Applicants...... 115 10.3 Employment Information & Assistance Bureau-Applicants & Placements...... 116 10.4 No. of Registrants according to academic qualifications...... 117 10.5 Registration & Placements of scheduled tribes...... 118 10.6 Placement made by Employment Exchange...... 119 10.7 Monthwise Placements 1989-90...... 120 10.8 Vacancies notified & filled up...... 121 10.9 Monthwise vacancies notified & filled up...... -122

(XX) Table H E A D IN G Pgge No. No.

11. f i n a n c e

11.1 Revenue Receipt and Revenue Expenditure... 123 112 Excise Revenue in An4a,man D i s t r i c t . ...124 11.3 B^nks inA&N Islands...... 125 11.4 State Co-operative Bank Ltd..;-.....:...... 126 11.5 Financial position of Stale Cb-operali'frfe Bank Ltd...... 127 11.6 Deposit of State Co-operative Bank Ltd...... 128 11.7 Life Insurance...... 12^ 11.8 General Insurance-policies & premium handled...... 130 11.9 Small savings in A & N Islands...... 131-132 ll.lOt Income Ta}^ collections in A & N Islands... 133

It. PfefHteftlES

12.1 Fisheries in A & N Islands ..:...... 134 12 2 Quantity & Value of fish landed in ' A & N I s l a n d s ...... 135 12.3 Fishery survey trials iti Aii'^ttanis...... 136 12.4 Production and prices of Inland and Marine fish...... 137

(xxi) Table H E A D IN G Page No. No.

13. FOREST

13.1 Forest area in A & N Islands...... 138 13.2 Agency wise timber extraction in A & N Islands...... 139 13.3 Intake and out turn of Govt. Saw Mills... 140 13.4 Out turn of Major Forest produce...... 141 13.5 Shipment of Timber from Islands by Forest D eptt...... 142 13.6 Revenue Earned by Forest Deptt...... 143

14. INDUSTRIES

14.1 Industries in A & N Islands...... 144 14.2 Regionwise small scale Industrial units...... 145 14.3 Registered Factories and Factory labour... 146 14.4 Loans sanctioned to Industrial Units...... 147 14.5 Works Committees...... 148 14.6 Factory accidents...... 149 14.7 Industrial Disputes...... 150 14.8 Trade Unions...... 151 14.9 Printing Press in A & N Islands...... 152

(xxii) Tab>!e H E A D IN G Page No.. No. 15. LAW & ORDER 15.1! Police Department...... 153 J5.21 Police Station/Out Posts...... 154 15.3' Road Accidents...... 155 15.41 Crimes in A & N Islands...... 156-157 15.5! Fire Stations in A & N Islands...... 158 15.6 Incidence of Fire...... 159 15.7 Prison Population...... 160 15.8 Age wise Distribution of convicts in District Jail...... 161 15.9 Literacy amongst convicts of District Jail...162 15.100 Industrial production of District Jail...... 163 15.111 Suicides in A & N Islands...... 164 15.122 Cause of Suicides...... 165 16. MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH 16.1 Medical facilities in A & N Islands...... 166 16.2 Region wise Hospitals & Dispensaries...... J67 16.3 Tahsilwise Hospitals and Dispensaries...... 168 16.4 Bed Strength of Hospitals...... 169-170 16.5 Medical personnel...... 171 16.6 Registered Births & Deaths in A&N Islandsl72 16.7 Average No o f daily inpatients and out­ patients at Port Blair Hospital...... 173 16.8 Patients treated in Govt. Hospital & Dispensaries...... 174 (xxiii) Table H E A D IN G Page Nb.. ______No.

16.9 Deaths in Hospital according to causes.....175 16.10 Maternity cases attended...... 176 16.11 Sterli isation operations performed...... 177 16.12 Tiibectomy operations ltjfc> Insertions...178 16.13 MpntK wFse Tiibectomy opefations performed ...... ‘..A.-...... 179 17. PL A NNIN<3^ & l>EVELOPM fiN T 17.1 New 20 point programme progress under selected ite m s...... 180-188 17.2 Plan oiitmy & EJttjfehdftur^.....;...... 189 17.3 Community Development Blocks...... 190 17.4 Panfchdyats ih A & N Islatids ...... 191 18. pdsT S & Te l e g r a p h s 18.1 Postal facilities iii i Islands...... 192 18.2 Region wise postal fa’tfilitiek...... 193 18.3 Postal Traffic I'n A & N Islands...... 194 18.4 TelephoAe TaCiiities...... ; .V...... '...... 195 18.5 Regroiiwise tiBlfe^ph‘one conrii^blibns...... 196 18.6 Telephone c6h%%6ti^ni fti ^tt'rt Blair Municipal Area...... 197 19. PO W ER 19.1 Electricity itistalled capacity & gdbera'tlbn in A & I^lsl^nd^...uv.‘.....v...... 198 19.2 D'istrittwise ifjslSilfeA cap&i^y ind generation...... 199 (xxiv) Talble HEADING Page No). No.

19..3 Electricity Generation in H .Q . Area...... 200 19..4 Electricity Generation in Rural Area...... 201 19.f5 Electricity consumption in A & N Islands...202 19.(6 Electricity consumption in H.Q. Area...... 203 !9. J Electricity consumption in Rural Area.204 1 9 . Electricity consumers in A & N Islands...... 205 19.‘.9 Sectorwise Electricity consumption in A & N Islands...... 206-207 19.. 10 Sectorwise Electricity consumption in H .Q. area...... 208 19..11 Sectorwise Electricity consumption in Rural area...... 209 19..12 Electrification of villages...... 210 20. R O A D S

20..1 Road length in A & N Islands...... 211 20..2 Important Roads in A & N Islands...... 212 20..3 Length of Andaman Trunk Road...... 213 21. SO C IA L W E LFA RE

21..1 Welfare Extension/Border Area Project...... 214 21..2 Grant in Aid Sanctioned...... 215-216 21..3 Institutions benefited by state social welfare Advisory Board...... 217 21..4 Enrolment in Seva Niketan...... 218

(XXV) 'fable HEADING Page No. No. 22.. .JQ IJR IS M . , 22.1 Places 6f Toiirist ' mterest...... >..219-220 22.2 Gdvt. G u^t Houses in A & N Islands 221-222 22.3 Indian Airlines Calcutta/Port Blair Sciieduie ...... _ . .223 22.4 Indian Airlines Madras/Pbift Blatir Schedule 224 22.5 Indian Airlines Calcutta/Car Nicobar Via Port B laT r...r..:f/ ...... 225 22.6 Indian Airlines Traffic ■rates.'...-.-...... 226 22.7 Passenger fares for M ainland/Island Shipping Service's.'.*.;./:.:...... -...... 227 22.8 Distance by Sea'between ..^12' t Important Places...... 228-229 22.9 Passenger fares for Inter Island STiipplJig ServicfeL...:.'..^:...... 230-233 22.10 Passenger fares for Harbour ferry ' Services . . ..‘.V...... •.-.234-235 22.11 Distance by Road and bus fares...... 236 22.J2 Taxi Fares ...... 237 !2I2J3 Foi'eign Toiiri^t arrivals in Andamans.^....238 22.14 Arrival of Domestic Tourists ...;.....'.v....»239 23., TRANSPORT &, COMMy|SfICATTQN “25.1 Motor vehicl^^in'A:&; N Islands...... 240 23.2 New Registration of Motor vehicles in A & N Islands...... ;.V...... 241 (xxvi) Tfable H E A D IN G Page NJo. No.

233.3 Driving Licences in A «fe N Islands..2 42 213.4 Motor Tr^pspoit in A & N Islands...... 243 2;3.5 Buses plying ■ Li> different stations...... 244 2SS..6 N-avigatipnal.^jdS;4n. A & N Islands.....>...245 233.7 Voyages performed by Mainland/Islands ships..,...... v . -246 233.8 Passenger Traffic by sea between Mainland and Islands...... -...... 247 233.9 Cargo Traffic by sea between M ainland and ■ Islands...... 248 233.10 Passenger Traffic by foreshore/Inter Island Harbour Ferry service?...... 249 233.1 1 Cargo Traffic by foreshore/Islands Harbour ferry service^v....3 ...... >— ...... 250 233.12 Cargo'handled by stevedoring workers at Port Blaii: Harbours...... 251 233.13 Mohthwise cargo .handled by stevedoring .workers at PorX Bl^ir...... 252 233.14 Ait Traffic between calcutta/Port Blair & Pprt.,^Blair7Calcutt3 ...... 253 233.15 Air Traffic between Madras/Port Blair and Port Blair/Madras.....v...... 254 23J. 16 Programme compositiop of A IR , Port Blair 255 (xxvii) Table H E A D IN G Page No. No.

24. MISCELLANEOUS 64.1 Mmicipalities in A & N Islands...... 256 64.2 Re>enue&Expenditure of Municipal Board 257 24.3 Enertainment tax collecited by i Minicipa! Board...... 258 |24.4 A] otment of House sites ia Andamans...... 259 [24.5 Leans sanctioned under Low Income Group Housing scheme ...... 260 24.6 News papers published in A & N Is'ands...... 261-262 24.7 Cinema H ouses...... 263 24.8 Films Exhibited in Cinemas ...... 264 24.9 Exhibitions organised by Field Exhibition Office...... 265 24.10 Distribution of petroleum products...... 266 25. ALL INDIA STATISTICS 25.1 India’s Economy in Figures -...... 267-279 25.2 Population of India siince 1901...... 280 25.3 Population, Birth and Death rates...... 281 25.4 Population of India-Changes in Sex K a tio ...... *...... 282 25.5 Expectation of Life in In d ia ...... 283 25.6 Progress of Literacy in Ind ia ...... 284 25.7 National Income of India ...... 285 25.8 All India average Gonsurraers. Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers...... 286 25.9 All Ind a average Consunners. Price Index Nunnbers for Industrial workers...... 287 CONVERSION TABLE 288-290

(xxviii) GENERAL - 1

TABLE - 1

A & N Islands at a Glasce

Items Particufars 1 2

Location

Geographical Situation Longitude 92° to 94° East

Latitude 6° to 14° North Altitude (Metres) Saddle Peak (Highest Point) 732- Mount Harriet 365 Area (Revised as on 31-03-1982) Sq. Km. 8,249

Andaman District 6,408 1,841 Urban 14 Rural 8,235 I 2

Distance by Sei(K m )

Port Blair - Cabutta 1,255

Port Blair.Malras 1.190

Port Blair - Vifhakhapatanam 1,200

Population (1991 Census Provisional)

Males 1,52,737

Females 1,25,252 Total 2,77,989 Andaman Distjict 2,38,968 Nicobar Distri:t 39,021 Urban 74,785

Rural 2,03,204 Density of Popalation per sq. Km. 34 Sex Ratio (Femiles per thousand M ales) A & N Islands 820 Andaman District 816 Nicobar District 847 1

Climate Normal Annual Rainfall - 3180.0 Port Blair (mm) Actual Rainfall - 1990 (mm) 2593.0 Mean Maximum Temperature 29.94 1990(0° c) Mean M inimum Temperature - 24.00 1990 (0°c) Mean Relative Humidity - 1990 (%) «0 ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP Districts No> 2 Sub-Divisions 4 Tahsils 7 C D Blocks 5 Town 1 Lok Sabha Seat 1 Municipal Board 1 Gram Nyaya Panchayats 42 Police Station/Out Post 24 Fire Stations 9 F O R E S ! S - 1990 Reserved Forests Sq. Km . 2929 Protected Forest 4242 Total Forests 7171 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 1989-90

Veterinary Hospitals No. 8 Veterinary Dispensaries/ Sub Dispensariers ” 36

Mobile Veterinary Dispensaries ” 7

Livestock & Poultry (1987 Census) Cattle ” 47325

Buffaloes ” 144(00 poultry „ 4427S>4

Fisheries (J989-90)

Fish landed Tonnes 13595.S5

Estimated Value Rs.'OOO 1359<67

Fisheries-requisites distributed Rs. in lakhs 8

Education (1989-90)

Educational Institutions No. 324

Enrolment ” 74T89

Teachers ” 3547 1 2

Medical & Public Health (1989-90)

Hospitals No. 4 Dispensaries *9 10 Primary Health Centres 14 Sub-Centres 99 84 Urban Health Centres 99 5 Community Health Centres 99 3 Beds available 9 9 816 Doctors 99 105 sMurses 9f 256 Lloads (1989-90) lilack Topped Km. 783 Other Roads 99 27

Xrransport & Communications (1989-90)

Nvlainland - Island Passenger ihips No. 4 '*asssengers embarked 51261 '^assengers disembarked 41711 \lotor Vehicles 99 8290 ^ost Offices 99 94 Telegraph Offices 99 35 1 2

Telephone Exchanges No. 10

Telephone Connections ,, 2023

Telephone Extensions ,, 280 Power (1989-90) »> Installed Capacity KW 15546.5 Generation KWH 35,1081?5 Consumption KWH 29628965 Villages Electrified No. 491 Industries and Labour (1989-90) Registered Factories under Factory Act, 1948 No. 42 Average workers employed daily No. 5110 Works committees funotioning „ 25- Shops/COnunercial establishments ,, 840

Theatres and Restaurants 99 100 Employment (1989-90) Employmjent Exchange No. 1 1

Employnent Information and Assteftanc Bureau No. Applitfians on live register as oti 313-90 No. 15539 Placenneits 994 C oopcraion (1989.90) Co-Opentive Societies No. 409 Memfoersiip No. 50074 Share captal (Rs. in ‘000) 16674.2 Workiing:;apital (Rs. in ’000) 219886 R.eserwe f^und (Rs. in ’000) 12481 Five "Wea Plans :iievcnttb llan Outlay (Rs. in Lakhs) 28500.00 Annuall Pan (1989-90 Dut la;.y (Is. in Lakhs) 8000.00 ixpendlitue incurred (Rs. in Lakhs) 6375.993 rouriisini iipvt. (Gust Houses No. 36

TABLE - 1.1

Land Utilisation Statistics of Andamans (Area inhect)

Item 1988-89

Total Geographical area of Andaman 640800.Ce)

Total Reporting Area 74720.64

Area not available for cultivation 16834.63.

Other Uncultivated land excluding fallow land 38603.67

Fallow land 4304-08

Total Cropped area 19901.6

Net area Sown 1200Q

Area Sown more than once 7901.6 AGRICULTURE

TABLE - 1,2

Area and Production of various crops

as on 31-3-90

Name of crops Area in Production in Hectares Tonnes

Rice 12611.6 30700 Banana 1400 4343 Sweet Potato 143 287 Tapioca 240 1915 Papaya 200 450 Cashewnut 610 205 Sugarcane 621 15530 Rabi Pulses 2521 850 Coconut 23754 831,39,000 (Nos) agriculture

tA B L E -1.3

-^rArea and Production of Rubber

Year Area (Hect) Production (KGS)

1985-86 614,00 4,61,000

1986-87 614.00 4,80,000

1987-88 614.00 4,49,049

1988-89 615.00 5,79,000

1989-90 615.00 4,90,000

i f Relates to Govt. Rirbber Plantation.

10 agriculture

TABLE. 1.4

Area and Production of Red O il Palm

Year A i6 a (Heot) Oil Production (MT)

1985-86 1593 93

1986-87 1593 210

1987-88 1593 510

1988-89 1593 560

1989-90 1593 507

11 agriculture

TABLE - 1.5

Distribution of seeds

Year Paddy (Tonne) Vegetables (KG )

1985-86 30 2110

1986.87 53 4500

1987-88 45 6500

1988-89 95 7000

1989-90 71 2600

Source : Agriculture Department, A & N Administration.

12 AGRICULTURE TABLE - 1.6

Distribution of Seedlings (No.)

Year

Items 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Coconut Seedlings 51,832 62,677 44,047 59832 75911 Arecanut Seedlings 176,932 221,663 332,144 145858 111810 Vegetable Seedlings 130,470 160,800 181,472 189682 145778 Fruit Plants 19,965 56,136 30,040 50969 24060 Suckers Banana Suckers 34,239 106,163 48,148 19870 67675 Pine-Apple Suckers 22,221 41,014 5,945 138000 132555 Ornamental Seedlings 4,599 3,840 3,875 3506 3553

Source : Agriculture Department, A & N Administration. AGRICULTURE

T ABLE - 1.7

Pistribi^iOiil of Pesticides

Year Pesticides (Dry typej Pesticides (Liquicd) (in tonne) (in litre)

19^5-86 91 2664

1986-87 120 3600

1987-88 93 2300

1988-89 265 5178

1989-90 133.25 2734

14 acgriculture

TABLE 1-8

Distribution of Fertilizers (M . Tonnes)

Year Nitr6g^no\l^' Phosphatic Potassic^

1985-86 45 27 27

119S6-87 121 57 60

11987-88 148 97 249

11988-89 170 137 118

11989-90 177.037 98.635 53.438

Soiurce : Agricultu'fe Depa'flrhent, A & N Administration

15 AGRICULTURE

TABLE - 1.9

Taccavi Loans

Year Amount Disbursed (Rs.)

1985-86 50,000

1986-87 22,000

1987-88 Nil

1988-89 N il

1989-90 N il

16 A(GRICULTURE

Table -1.10

i f Number, Area and Average size of Operational Holdings in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Size Class No. of Area of Average (Hect) Holdings Holdings size (Hect) (Hect)

Belov 0.5 545 124.67 0.23

0.5 - 1.0 543 415.67 0.77

1.0 - 2.0 1549 2214.52 1.43

2.0 . 3.0 2338 5081.99 2.17

3.0 - 4.0 543 1922.07 3.54

4.0 - 5.0 2321 9588.02 4.13

5.0 - 10.0 200 1251.41 6.26

10.0 - above 55 4138.02 75.24

★ Relates to Agricultural Census 1980-81.

17 AGRICULTURE

Tfjible n 1.11

Number, Area and Average Size of operational Holdings In Andam^.n District

Size Class No* Of Area of Average (Heqt) Holdings IJoJ^ings Size (Hect) (Hect)

Below 0.5 545 124.67 0.23

0.5 — 1.0 543 415.67 0.77

i.O - 2.0 1549 2214.52 1.43

2.0 3.0 2335 5074.63 2.17

3,0 — 4.0 543 1922.07 3.54

4.0 — 5.0 2091 8563.42 4.10

5 .0 - 10.0 , 131 846.45 6.45

10 and above 50 2767.69 55.35

Total ■7W 21929.12 2.S2 AG.RICULTURE.

Tabic - 1.12 rWumber, Area and Average Size of operational Holdipgs in Nicp|>ar District

Siz'e Class No. of Area of Average ((Hect.) Holdings Holdings Size (Hect) (Hect)

Bellow - 0.5 ———

0.5 - 1.0 ———

11.0 - 2.0 — ——

21.0 - 3.0 3 7.36 2.45

3?.0 - 4.0 — - —

4i.O - 5.0 230 1024.60 4.45

5S.0 - iO.O 69 404.96 5.8‘7

lOi.O & above 5 1370.33 274.r

Ttotal 307 2807.25 9.14

Releates to Agricultural Census 1980-81.

19 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Table - 2.1

Live Stock and Poultry m A & N Islands

Live stock & Poultry Live Stock .Censuis 1982 19S7

Cattle 36560 47325

Buffalocs^ 11869 14400

Goats 33581 45062

Pigs 96029 29640

Total Livestoek 178039 136427

Total Poultry 319916 442794

20 MNIMAL h u s b a n d r y

Table - 2.2

Tahsil wise Live Stock and Poultry 1987

TTahsiF Total Livestock Total Poultry

Port Blair 31529 139869

Ferrargunj 21513 84158

Vlayabunder 11888 46902

Rangat 15172 54808

Diglipur 14614 46332

C ar Ni cobar 12146 20213

Noncowrie 29565 50512

Total 136427 442794

21 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

TABLE - 2.3

Veter^nttrj^ Faicilitlej in AndSmaii Sc Nicdbai* Islands (In No.) AS O N 31st i t e m 3/85 3/88 3/89 3/90

Veterinary Hospital 7 7 g 8 8 8 Disease investigation laboratory 1 1 1 1 1 1 Artififcrlli’t insemination centre 2 2 2 5 5 5 Artirtfeilfjf insemination Sub-Centre 15 15 15 26 26 26 Key '^iliage Units 10 li 13 15 f6 Key VilJage block Veterinary 2 2 2 2 2 2 Disjjaiwaries & Sub Dispensaries 28 31 32 34 33 36 Govt. F^kultry Fams 3 4 5 5 5 5 Traininjg Centre 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cattle Farm 1 1 1 1 i 1 Fod^el l^itrm 2 2 2 2 2 3 Quarantive Unit 1 1 I 1 1 1 Piggery Demonstration Unit 2 2 1 2 3 3 Gobar Gas Plant 3 3 3 1 3 3

22 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY T A B L E -2.4

Veterinary Cases Attended (In No.)

Tahsil 1985-86 i 986-^7 t o - s s 8988-89 1989-90 Port Blair 77,135 63,761 87,465 81,464 68,894 Ferrargunj 26,930 49,7(i4 #,694 ^W73 44,166 57,317 5^^922 63,568 83,837 25,443 30,990 33,694 36,349 30,069 D iglipur 27,622 31,014 4t,’957 71,441 88,008 Car Nicobar 27,296 22,815 8,863 80,26 10,246

Nan Cow rit 29,578 20;493 2U121. . . Total 258,170 275,994 297,716 387155 38.7554

Birds Vaccinated

Tahsil 1985-86 M t - W 'M i m 1^9-90 Port Blair 60,112 91;424 10M54 19019Q 1,34,414 Ferrargunj 16,952 63,223 15,340 24644 17,749 Rangat 23,064 23,353 3,120 14312 800 Mayabunder 11,040 11,000 4,866 6624 12,851 D iglipur 16,819 15,156 10,553 25015 N il Car Nicobar 18,774 22,150 12,789 6275 6,415 Nanowrie 15,70! 14,850 10,654 6762 11,378 Total 162,463 241156 158,776 273,741 183,607

23 Table - 3.1

AREA AND POPULATIOiN

Sub-Divisions Tahsils and Revenue Villages Sub Division Tahsils Included Revenue Villaiges in the Sub-Division (No.)

Mayabunder Diglipiir 21

Mayabunder 29

Rangat 38

Part Blair 43

Ferrargunj 58

Car Nicobar Car Nicobar —

Nanoowrie Nancowrie 7

24 AREA AKd p o p u l a t io n

Table - 3.2

IsTandwise Population (1981 Census)

Tahsil / Island Population (No.) 1 2 1. TAHSIL 15702 17 East Island 72 (Part) 15352 Smith Island 261 2. MAYABUNDER TAHSIL 13954 North Andaman Island (Part) 5076 Stewart Island 3 Aves Island 2 10 (Part) 8863 ?. RANGAT TAHSIL 24289 Middle Andaman Island (Part) 22696 Prolob Island 13 Long Island 1580 4; PORT BLAIR TAHSIL 76329 155 41 4575 Havelock Island 2600 Neil Island 1560 25 1 2 South Andaman Island (including Chatham Island) (Part) 59167 Rutland Island 772 Little Andaman Island 7214 Peel Island 245 Port Blair J own 49634 5. FERRARGUNJ TAHSIL 28013 South Andaman Island (Part) 28006 Viper Island 7 6- CAR NICOBAR TAHSIL 15486 Car Nicobar Island 15486 7. NANCOWRIE TAHSIL 14968 1118 1217 Bompoka Island 53 3702 Island 2256 Nancowrie Island 711 377 Little Andaman Island 298 Kondul Island 143 Pulomilo Island 90 4976 Tilangchong Island 27

A & N Islands 188741

26 /AR EA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.3 Population of A & N Islands Since 1901

(In No) Ceensius Andamans Nicobars Total Percentage Decadal Ytear Variations

19001 18138 6511 24649 ——

19)11 17641 8818 26459' ( + ) 7.34

19^21 17814 9272 27086 ( + ) 2.37

19)31 19223 10240 29463 ( + ) 8.78

19-J41 21316 12452 33768 ( + ) 14.61

19)51 18962 12009 30971 (-) 8.28

19)61 48985 14563 63548 ( + ) 105.19 115313 81.17 19)71 93468 21665 ( + )

19)81 158287 30454 188741 ( + ) 63.93

1»91 —— 277989 ( + ) 47.29 (P*) Provisinel

27 AREA AND POPULATION

Table ^ 3.4

Growth Rate of Population

Percentage Decadal Variation in Populaticon Decade A & N Islands Andaman Nicobar District District

1901-11 + 7.34 — 2.74 + 35 43

1911-21 + 2.37 + 0.98 + 5.15

1921-31 + 8.78 + 7.91 + 10.4'4

1931-41 + 14.61 + 10.89 + 21.6(1

1941-51 — 8.28 — 11.04 — 3.5f6

1951-61 4- 105.19 + 158.33 + 21.277

1961-71 + 81.17 + 90.81 + 48.777

1 40.577 1971-81 + 63.93 4- 69.35 “T

28 AkEA And population

TABLE - 3.5

Tahsii Wise j^opulation

Male Female Total Percentage Tahsil 1971-1981 1971-1981 19*71-l'98l Variation

b iglipur 5 li l 850(9 41^9 7193 9476 15702 t*+) 65.81 Ma^ifeundier 4946 7792 3497 6 m 844^ 13954 <+) «5.27 Rangat 92195 13756 5874 10533 15169 24289 i+ ) «0.12 Port Blair 272^fS 44701 15263 31628 4i5ii 76329 i+ ) i9.55 Ferrargijnj 11111 15»88 6764 12325 \%15 28013 t+ ) 5 6 .n Nancowrie 5045 8784 311€ 6184 8161 14968 (+ ) 83.41 Car NiCobar 7101 8031 64a3 7455 1:^04 1S486 ( + ) 14-68 A& N i si antis 7002i7 r0726i 4510i5 81480 115133 18^8741 ( + ) 63.93 AREA AND POPULATION

TABLE - 3.6

Population of Inhabited Islands (1981 Census)

UT/District/ Total Population Scheduled Tahsil/Island/ Rural (Persons) Tribes Town Urban (Persons) 1 2 3 4 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Total 1,88,741 22,361 Rural 1,39,107 22,090 Urban 49,634 271 Andaman District Total 1,58,287 1,189 Rural 1,08,653 918 Urban 49,634 271 Diglipur Tahsil Rural 15,702 12 Narcondum Island Rural 17 3 East Island Rural 72 3 North Andaman Island Rural 15,352 6 (Part) Smith Island Rural 261 _ Mayabunder Tahsil Rural 13,954 8 North Andaman Island (Part) Rural 5,076 _ Stewart Island Rural 3 — Aves Island Rural 2 — Interview Island Rural 10 ■ — 30 1 2 3 4

Middle Andaman Island [Part) Rural 8,863 8 Rangat Tahsil Rural 24,289 31 Middle Andaman Island (Part) Rural 22,696 31

Tarlop Island Rural 13 —

Lrng Island Rural 1,580 — Port Blair Tahsil Total 76,329 1.087 Rural 26,695 816 Urban 49,634 271 Port Blair Municipal Board Urban 49,634 271

North Passage Island Rural 155 ------Strait Island Rural 41 27

Baratang Island Rural 4,575 —

Peel Island Rural 245 — Havelock Island Rural 2600 5

Neil Island Rural 1,560 — '.South Andaman Island (Part) Total 59,167 278 Rural 9,533 7 Urban 49,634 271 Rutland Island Rural 772 — Little Andaman Island (Part) Rural 7,214 777 Ferrargunj Tahsil Rural 28,013 51

31 1 2 3 4

South Andaman Island fPart) Rural 28,006 ^1

Viper Island Rural 7 — Nicobar-Dist-rict Td'tal 30,454 21,172 Rural 30,454 21,172

Urban ——

32 ARIEA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.7

Population by Age (1981 Census)

(In ‘00’ Atge Group Rural Urban Total (Iln Years)

0-4 211 61 272 5-9 203 62 265 10-14 159 53 212 15-19 116 47 163 20-24 134 58 192 25-29 144 58 202 30-34 100 43 143 35-39 95 36 131 40-44 68 26 94 45-49 56 22 78 50-54 38 13 51 55-59 21 7 28 60-64 18 4 22 65-69 10 2 12 70+ 17 3 20 Age not stated 1 I 2 Total 1391 496 1887

33 AREA AND POPULATION

T A B L E -3.8

Religion-Wise Peculation of A & N Islands

Population Census Religion 1951 1961^ 1971 11981 ------— ------^ V -

Hindu 9?94 32781 70134 1211793

Muslims 4783 7398 11655 1(6188

Christians 9494 17973 30342 4S274

Sikhs 126 241 865 991

Bu'dhists 1604 1707 103 , 127

Jaihs 1 3 14 11

Others 5669 3445 2020 D357

34 6 6 ^ ^ AREA AND POPULATION D- 1 3 ' 2 - - 3 2 - TABLE - 3.9

Household Population by Language Mainly Spokfen in the Household (1981) Census

Name Language Females " t o t a l M&inly Spoken

(1) (2) (3)

Assamese 10 8 18 Bengali 23138 21009 44147 Gujrati 68 42 HO Hindi 17761 14685 32446 Kannada 12Q 114 Kashmiri 1 4 ^5 Malayalam 1013S 8524 . 18662 Marat i 175 157 332’ Oriya 53 38 91 Punjabi 964 811 1775 Sindhi 10 4 14 Tamil 15640 10845 26485 Telegu 9965 7667 17632 Urudu 937 860 1797 Coorgi/Kadagu 14 5 19 Dogri 2 4 6 English 47 44 91

35 1 2 3 4

Gorkhali/Nepali 140 114 254 Kheria 1125 846 1971 Konkani 16 8 24 Kurankh/Oraum 3232 2529 5761 Munda 1072 794 1866 Mundari 274 202 476 Nioobari 11012 10412 21424 Santali 3 3 6 Tulu 1 1 2 Gondi (Muria) 2 3 5 Lushai/Mizo 3 3 6 Other language spoken 1755 1471 3226

Total 97678 81207 178885

3 6 AREA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.10

Oistribution of Working Population (1981 Census)

Population % to Total Workers Catesgory Males Females Total Male Female Total

Cult^ivators 9762 512 10274 16.67 12.39 16.39

Agriicultural Labourers 2244 93 2337 3.83 2.25 3.73

Houisehold

Induistry 1431 395 1826 2-44 9.56 2.91

OtherW orkers 45112 3131 48243 77.06 75.80 76.97

37 AREA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.11

Population of Port Blair Town

Year Population Decadal . Percentage Variation Decadal VarMticoq

1951 7789 ——

1961 14075 + 6286 + 8&.70)

1971 26218 + 12143 + 86.27

1981 49634 + 23416 + 89.31

38 ARIEA AND POPULATION

T able-3.12

i f Sex Ratio

DJccade A & N Islands Andamans Nicobar District District

H901 318 197 841

1S911 352 197 825, .

19921 303 146 769

1S93I 495 348 881

19941 574 433 891

19951 625 489 900

19961 617 554 872..

19)71 644 615 784..

19981 760 750 811

19)91 820 — —

★ N o of females per 1000 males

39 AREA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.13

Tahsil Wise Sex Ratio ic

Sex Ratio as per Census Yean- Tahsil 1961 1971 19811

Diglipur 714 793 845;

Mayabunder 543 707 79i;

Rangat 427 632 766)

Port Blair N A 560 708^

Ferrargunj NA 609 786.

Car Nicobar 926 902 928i

Nancowrie 767 618 704t

★ No of females per 1000 males.

40 /AREA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.14

Density of Population of A & N Islands

Year Density (Persons per Sq K M )

1901 3

1911 3

1921 3

1931 4

1941 4

1951 4

1961 8

197! .14

1981 23

19^1 34

41 AREA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.15 . f. Tahsi] wise Density of Pooulation

ggrsogs per Sq KM J9^ 1971 1981

Diglipur 5 11 18

Mayabunder 4 6 IP

Rangat 7 14 23

Port Blair/Ferrarguni 10 20 33

Car Nicobar 77 105 120

Nancowrie 3 4 8

A & N Islands 8 14 23

4^ AREA AND POPULATION

Table - 3.16 Tribal Population

Censusl "feear Tribal 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1 2 3 4 5 6 In Andamanese ^ 90 — .23 19 „,24

Onges (250) — (150) 129 i l2

Jarawas (70) — i(50) (500) NE Sentinalese (50) (SO) NE In Nicobar Islands Nicobarese 9589 12252 11902 13903 17874 Shompens ¥200) > — i {20) 71 ■'92 NE : Not Enunierattd Note : Figures inf bra&ket? are estimated figures. AREA AND POPULATION

T A B L E - 3.17

Tahsil-Wise Handicapped Persons-]981 Censass (N o.)

Tahsil Blind Crippled EDumb

Diglipur 3 9 6

Mayabunder — 4 7

Raoigat 5 17 13

Port Blair 18 18 23

Ferrargunj 5 12 14

Car Nieobar 32 45 13

Nancowrie 6 9 3

44 AVREA AND POPULATION

TABLB-3.18

Tabsil Wise Census Villages and Average Population - 1981 Census (No.) lia fis il Census Village Average Population per V iU i^

D iglipur 39 403

Mayabunder 58 241

Rangat 66 368

Port Blair 81 330

Ferrargunj 76 369

Car Nicobar 16 968

Nancowrie 155 97

T otal 491 2776

45 AREA AND POPULATION

TABLE - 3.19

Census Villages Classified by Population (1981 Census)

Population Village Number Male Female T otal

W ith population 306 10566 7789 18355 less than 200

200-499 100 17975 13929 319(04

500-999 54 20653 173C6 37959

1000-1999 23 16846 13785 30631

2000 & above 8 12361 7897 20258

4 6 ARffiA AND POPULATION

T A B L E -3.20

Ksland Wise Houses and Households (1981 Census) (No.)

TaHisiJ / Island Occupied Residential Household Houses 1 2 3

1. DIGLIPUR TAHSIL 3246 3321 Narcondam Island 1 1 East Island 17 17 North Andaman (Part) 3157 3232 Smith Island 71 71 2. MAYABUNDER TAHSIL 3033 3069 North Andaman Island (Part) 1094 1103 Stewart Island 1 1 Ares Island 1 1 Interview Island 1 1 Middle Andaman Island (Part) 1936 1963

47 3. RAN GAT T A H SIL 5465 5538

Midc^ls Andaman Island (Part) 503S 5098

Prolob Island 7 9

Long Island 420 431

4. PORT B LA IR T A H SIL 16921 17284

North passage Island 42 45

Strait Island II II

Baratang Island 1006 1112

Peel Island 80 80

Havelock Island 510 513

Neil Island 321 328

South Andaman ( Part) including Chatham Island 13221 13407

Rutlatd Island 161 161

Little Andaman Island 1569 i627

Port Blair Town 11192 11368

48 *t 2 3

5. FERRARGUNJ TAHSIL 6017 6948 South Andaman Island (Pai-t) 6016 6047 Viper Island 1 1 6. CAR NICOBAR TAHSIL 2063 2066 Car Nicobar Island 2063 2066

7. NANCOWRIE TAHSIL 3246 3345 Chowra Island 182 182 Terressa Island 264 264 Bamboka Island 13 13 Katchal Island 740 779 458 484 Nancowrie Island 109 109 Trinket Island 23 23

Little Nicobar Island 48 48 Kondul Island 22 22 Great Nicobar Island 1366 1400

Tilangchong Island 2 2

TFotal 91152 93591

49 a n d p o p u l a t io n

■]^ABL6r

Marital Status of P « ^a li6ii *(Nb'.)

Populauop uensAis I4tm 1961^^ i^'rr- i 9g‘i

population o£,, A N Islands 63548 115133 188741 ■■ T ^ I married persqc^r 27923 49’m 78767

(a> Males 17522 30287' 43486

(bj[ ^ Females 10401 1905^ 34S21

T ( ^ l Divorced or s ^ r a te d persons 387 539r 562

(^;j. Males 251 Li 36&)i^ 234

(b> Females 136 179* 328

50 AREA AND POPULATJIpN TABLE - 3,22 Projected Popuij^tion or A N islands as on 1st March (1981-2000)

Estimat®^ Persons NosT*^ 1 ‘ 2 19SP 1,§8,800 1982 l,?8.000 I9W - 2,07,700 1984 ^J7.900 i^ k s 2,28,200 I98fi 2,^8,900 19§‘f" 2,49,700 1988- ' 2,6o;boo 1989 2,71,700 1 9 ^ - 2,’8in0(5’' ‘ 1991 2,94,900 1992 3,06,900 1993 3,19,200 1994 3,31,600 1995 3,44,200 1996 3,56,800 1997 3,69,300 1998 3,81,700 1999 3,93,700 2000 4,05,100 Source:- Registrar Genorsff o f India, New Delhi. 51 CIVIL SUPPLIES

T A B L E -4.1

Imports by Supply Department (M . Ton)

Year Riee Wheat Sugar

1985-86 13500 6500 3070

1986-87 13654 6683 3382

1987-88 13944 5247 3370

1988-89 17077 9570 4452

1989-90 17174.014 7210.736 3853.121

52 CIVIL SUPPLIES

T A B L E -4.2

★ Wholesale Prices of Foodgrains at Port Blair

Items Price (In Rs. per 100 KGS)

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Rice (Local) 285.56 232.00 —— ——

Rice (Medium) 218.73 243.94 248.13 248.13 253.28 253.28

Rice (Fine) 231.10 256.30 260.49 273.88 315.09 315.09

Rice (S/Fine) 246.55 271.75 275.95 289.34 336.73 336.73

Wheat 181.64 201.69 197.68 212.10 212.10 212.10

★ In March each year. CIVIL Su p p l ie s

TABLE -4.3

Fair Price Shops (N o.)

-73--

T ir 1985^6 4986-87 l9’87-88 1988-89 198*9-90

Port Blair 87 90 98 107 121

Ferrargunj 42 44 50 51 56

Rangat 37 '38 40 41 45

Mayabundcr 15 15 15 12 13

DigHput 7 6 6 4 3

Car Ni cobar 9 10 10 11 11

Nancowrie 21 2i . 21 21 21 'i. ^ > Campbejl gay 6 6 7 7

Total 224 230 247 254 277

54 C nV IL SUPPLIES

T A B L E -4.4

Fair Price Sbops-4»'M«ateH)al Area of Port Blair Town

Year No. of Stu?ps

19«5-86 40

l9;86-87 42

19S7-88 48

^88-89 107

1989-90 66

55 CIVIL SUPPLIES

TABLE -4.5

i r Storage Facilities in A & N Islands

Region Godowns and Total ware houses (No.) Capacity (M X )

Port Blair 14 6000

Rangat 1 500

Mayabunder 1 200

Diglipur 2 500

Car Nicobar 2 700

Nancowrie 2 350

Neil Island Nil N il

Campbell Bay 3 950

Little Andaman 1 300

Katchal 1 300

★ As on 31-3-1990,

56 CIVIIL SUPPLIES

TABLE - 4.6

Fair Price Shops by Management

Regiion Public Private Cooperative Total

P a rt Blair — 99 22 121

Fejrrargunj — 49 7 56

Rangat — 40 5 45

Miayabunder — 12 1 13

Diiglipur — 2 1 3

Car N i cobar 1 1 9 11

Nancowrie 1 - 20 21

Campbell Bay — 3 4 7

Total 2 206 69 277

57 CLIM A T E

Normal and actual Rainfall in Port Blair

Raiafalf (in mms) Year Normal »r i ;^Actual

1985 318^0

1986 ftu. 2197.9 .‘iJH

1S»7 99 2635.4

19S8 99 3364.9

198^ » 2483.3

1990 99 2769.7

58 CLIMATE

TABLE - 5.2 Rainfall recorded at Port Blair (in mms)

Month 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

January 000.1 054.8 NiJlj Febriikry Nil 023.2 024.7 000.0 Nil March 000.3 017.1 029.5 035 4 28.4 April 000.4 007.7, 081.9, 002.2 93.8 May 299.1 155.3. 275.1 305.2^ 466.5 June?' 356.7 363.7' 2631& 494^. 324.5 J u ly ' 318.1 027.1 602.8 438.1 292.3 August 563.3 66^2 422*9 375A SeptBrntier 33f!2 44^8 748.5 208.5 377.7 October 153.3 311.4 304^4 358.6 232.7 November 130.7 303,p 561.6 272.1 348.6 December 038.7 258.1 043.1 000.7 54.2 CLIMATE

TABLE - 5.3

Rainfall at Various Stations

Actual Rainfall (mm) Stations 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Port Blair 2197.9 2635.4 3364.9 2482.3 2593

Mayabunder 2248.9 2811.5 2439.5 1651.1 1 522.3 Long Island 2420.1 2334.4 3409.4 2543.5 2379.5

Car Nicobar 1985.3 2825.3 4779.8 3535.5 2996.7

Nancowrie 1886.-7 2600.3 2701.0 2308.1 1976.5

Kondul 2660.6 1139.7 1158.5 2047.2 1987.4

Hut Bay 1840.3 1597.7 2543.6 2827.0 2399.6 CLIMATE

TABLE ■ 5,4 Rainy Days at Port Blair (No.)

Month 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

January 3 1 4 1 3 N il February 3 0 2 2 — ’ N il March 1 1 4 3 7 3 April 5 1 2 14 3 8 May 18 24 18 29 27 21 June 29 28 29 26 30 21 July 26 20 16 27 20 21 August 26 30 28 27 27 22 September 26 25 23 25 22 27 October 23 20 23 21 24 16 November 19 14 23 1,8 19 19 December 10 10 9 6 2 5

Total 189 174 181 199 184 163 CLIMATE

TABLE - 5.5 Tiemperature Port Blair (in 0°c)

Mean Ivtteimum ^Mean M inimum Temp^ature Temperatore 1988 198^ 1990 1988 I9B9 1990 Jaauary 29;4 28.?4 29;3l 23^2 i% 4 2 2 .2 8 Febtuary 304? 29?4 30i67 22i3 17;8 23.3^ MafvCh 31:2 30.43 31.38 21 JO 19<4 23.52 April 32.4 32.26 31.82 23» 20^5 24.91 May 30.-3 30.56 30.7 22.8 21-.2 24i1 June 29;7 28.93 29.7 22.V i m 2 5 ii July 29t4 -28.-9 ■29:4 -22^) "2076 -2A-3 A V r^t 2^‘4 28^;'^ 1^:1 _2L8 -20.3 J2AA SepT8TRT)ef ' 28.9 29.2 29.2 20.8 20.0 .24.0 October 29.4 ,.29.6 .,2SL9 .{S0.4 24.5 24.2 November 28.4 '29.2 28,7 20.6 20.0 24.1 December 28.8 29.16 ‘29f3 20.6 20.1 24.8 CLIMATE. TABLE-5.6 Mean Relative Hiunidity at Port Hlafr (In %) 1987 1988 1989 1990 Month 8.30 17:50 ^.30 17.30 <8.30 17.30 8.30 17.30 Hrs. Hrs. Hrs. Hrs. Hts. Hrs. Hrs. Hrs.

January 73 76 73 75 76 77 75 78 February 73 73 76 77 73 72 74 76 Mairch 71 73 69 71 73 75 72 77 April 68 68 71 55 67 «9 75 77 M»y 77 78 81 85 19 85 81 84 June 82 84 .83 83 83 86 81 84 July 76 77 84 ^5 82 86 84 Aujgust 85 85 85 87 85 86 84 86 Sej>tember 82 85 86 87 82 86 84 90 Odtobter SSO 86 80 84 81 87 80 84 Noveisber '81 85 81 82 78 68 80 83 Deceniber 73 IS 71 ^4 80 ?7! 73 74 CLIMATE

TABLE - 5.7

Mean Wind Speed at Port Blair (In KM Per hoar)

Month 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199»

January 6.3 7.8 7.5 6.9 7.9. 5.8 February 5.5 5.0 6.2 5.3 4.9 5.5 March 4.7 6.3 5.6 5.1 5.3- 4.4 April 6.5 4.4 5.9 5.0 6.3 6.6 May 8.5 10.9 6.5 10.8 11.1 —

June 24.7 20.6 17.1 J7.5 ]6.0 17.7 July 16.5 16.4 17.5 12.3 12.9 15.9 August 17.7 18.6 15.1 12.1 15.8 15.2 September 12.4 11.6 10.6 9.8 ,10.2 10.6 October 7.8 6.2 6.4 9.2 7.6 7.1

November 6.2 7.3 5.9 10.4 7.2 8:1 December 7.4 7.8 8.9 9.0 7.4 8.8

64 C O M M E R C E

TABLE - 6.1

Commercial Establishments in A & N Islands

Yiear Shpps/Commerciai Theatres and Establishment Restaurants

19 55-86 795 73

19 56-87 791 73

19 i7-88 794 73

IS iS-89 806 78

1C }9-90 840 100

65 COMMERCE

TABLE - 6.2

Employment in Shops & Commercial Establishmemts

Year Shops Commercial Theatnes & Establishments Restaurants

1 2 3 4

1985-86 1568 413 429

1986-87 1565 410 4;38

1987-88 1577 419 438

1988-89 1580 430 4.‘58

1989-90 1600 500 500

66 COMMERCE T A B L E - 6.3 Economic Census - 1980 -Sumary Results

Item Rural % Urban % Total (R+U) No. No. Agricultural Enterprises (a) Total 421 90.00 47 10.00 468 (i) Establishments 109 94.0 7 6.0 116 (ii) Own Aecount Enterprises 312 88.6 40 11.4 352 (b) Persons usually Working in Enterprises : (i) Total 1331 93.2 97 6.8 1428 (ii) Hired Workers 535 96.2 21 3.8 556 Non-Agncultural Enterprises (a) Total 5778 76.3 1795 23.7 7573 (i) Establishments 2331 70.9 958 29-1 3289 (ii) Own Account Enterprises 3447 80.5 837 19.5 4284 (b) Persons Usually Working in Enterprises : (i) Total 24400 60.1 16183 39.0 40583 (ii) Hired Workers 16189 53.0 1434 > 47.0 30531 COOPERATION

TABLE - 7.1

^Cooperative Societies in A & N Islands

Societies Membership Region 31.3.88 31.3.89 31.3.90 31.3-88 31.3.89 31.3.90

South Andaman 210 227 255 35,230 35,669 36,799

Middie Andaman 45 45 47 5,311 5,311 5;337

North Andaman 45 45 45 4,023 4,039 4,039

Ni cobar Group of Islands 59 61 62 3.824 3,884 3,899

Total 359 378 409 48,388 48,903 50,074 COOPERATION

TABLE . 7.2

Membership and Capital of Co-operative Societies

Years Ite;ms Unit 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Sotcieties No 359 378 409

Membership >> 48,388 48,903 50,074

Sh;are Capital (Rs.inOOO) 16,087 16,275 16,674.2

Re:serve Fund it 10,584 11,595 12,481

Working Capital 1,73,533 1,95,234 2,19,886

iS9 COOPERATION

TABLE ^ 7.3

District Wise Membership & Capital of Coop. Societies as on 31-3-90

Items U nit Andamans Nicobars A N District District Islands

Societies No 347 62 409

Membership No 46175 3899 50074

Share Capital (Rs.inOOO) 7692.73 8981.47 16674.2

Reserve Fund 99 6535 5946 12481

219886 Working Capital 9f 163975 55911

70 C0*0PERATI0N

TABLE -7.4

Sectorwise Coop. Societies in A & N Islands As on 31.3.1990

Sector Societies Membership Share (No.) (No.) Capital (Rs. in Lakh) 1. Credit (a) Agricultural 45 16568 32.74 (b) Non-Agricultural 19 2111 2.88 2. Consumers 40 19396 14.25 3. Marketing 38 3673 90.55 4. Plantations 26 795 1.82 5. Industrial 35 1219 3.53 6. Housing 44 1115 10.21 7. Milk/Poultry/ Fisheries 70 2316 3.06 8. Others 92 2881 7.70

Total 409 50074 166.74

★ lincluding A & N State Coop. Bank Ltd, P/Blair.

71 ED U C A T IO N

TABLE - 8.1

Literacy in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Item As per Population Census 1961 1971 1981 11991

Total Population 63548 115133 188741 277989

Literates ;

Males 16675 36160 62983 102839

Females 4697 14031 34338 67510

Literacy Percentage :

Males 42.43 51.64 58.72 7'9.68

Females 19.37 31.11 42.14 66.22

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 33.52 43.59 51.56 73.74

7 2 EDIUCATION

TABLE - 8.2

Lit

Item s Total Rural Urban

TTotal Population 188741 139107 49634

M ale i07z61 78401 28860

Fem ale 81480 60706 20774

Literates 97321 64793 32528

M a le 62983 42292 20691

Female 34338 22501 11837

Percentage 51.56 46.58 65.54

M ale 58.72 53.94 71.69

Fem ale 42.14 37.07 56.98

73 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.3

Literacy Rate of Port Blair Town

Particulars As per Population Censuts 1971 1981

Total Population of Port Blair 26218 49634

Total Literates 16132 32528

Males 11265 20691

Females 48-67 1183i7

Literacy Percentage 61.53 65.53

Males 66.93 71.70

Females 51.85 56.9'7

74 tDlUCATION

TABLE - 8.4

Tahsil - Wise Literacy Rate

r a h s il ★ Literacy Rate 1971 1981 ' 1 EDiglipur 38.38 46.29

Mlayabunder 41.29 40.86

Rlangat 40.49 49.79

P

Fterrargunj 45.57 52.61

C2iar Nicobar 24.43 40.10

Nfancowrie 25.24 38.18

A & N Islands 43.59 51.56

★ Including 0-4 years age group.

75 EDUCATION TABLE - 8.5 Educational Institutions in A & N Islands South Middle North Nicobar Total Type Andaman Andaman vX A n d a m a n ^ 88-89 89-90 88-89 89-90 88-89 89-90 88-89 89-90 88-{ ?-90 Ashram School 1 1 1 1 Pre-Primary 14 14 _ _ _ 4 4 18 18 Primary 57 56 58 59 31 31 39 39 185 184 Middle 19 18 10 9 6 6 7 9 42 42 Secondary 15 13 4 5 4 4 6 6 29 28 Sr. Secondary 17 21 6 6 2 2 6 6 31 35 College 1 1 I T .T. I. 1 1 1 B. Ed. College 1 1 1 Polytechnic-I 1 1 1 VERNACULAR School — 10 10 10 10 Polytechnic-II — 1 L T .I. 1 1 1 Total-: 127 128 78 79 43 43 73 75 321 324 EDUCATION TABLE --8.6 Institution Wise No. of Students INo.) Type Boys Girls Total 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90 Ashram School 15 24 I 19 28 34 52 Pre Primary 932 990 828 920 1760 1910 Primary 7416 7506 6477 6703 138.93 14209 Middle 7442 7506 6550 6575 13992 14081 Secondary 8431 7725 7129 6578 15560 14303 Senior Secondary 13084 15156 10594 12600 23678 27756 T.T.I. 49 58 79 81 128 139 B.Ed. Institution 32 22 46 58 78 80 College 595 659 538 597 1133 4256 Polytechnic I 104 150 37 61 141 211 Polytechnic II 23 22 45 Vernacular School 173 316 157 282 330 598 I.T.I. 39 97 24 52 63 149 Total 38312 40232 32478 34557 70790 74789 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.7

Educational Institutions, Enrolment & Teachers in A & N Islands (No.)

Year Educational Enrolment Teachiers Institutions

1985-86 290 62091 291 9

1986-87 296 64554 3i04

l987-*88 314 68428 324,8

1988-89 321 70790 3402

1989-90 324 74789 354-7

78 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8 8

District Wise Educational Institutions & Enrolment (No.)

District Institutions Enrolment 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Andamans 243 248 250 58967 61446 64779

Nicobars 71 73 74 9461 9344 lOOlO

A&N Islands 314 321 324 68428 70790 74789

79 EDUCATION

T A B L E -8.9

Distrfct Wise Number of Students 1989-9ff (N o.)

Type of Institutions Andamans Nicobars Total

Pre-Primary 1647 263 1910 Primary 12582 1679 14261 Middle 12042 2039 14081 Secondary 11741 2562 14303 Senior Secondray 24855 2901 27756 T .T .I. 139 — 139

B.Ed. 80 ~ 80

College 1256 — 1256

Polytechnic -1 211 — 211 Polytechnic - II 45 — 45 Vernacular School — 598 598 I.T.I. 149 — 149

Total 64747 10042 74789

80 EDUCATION

t a b l e - 8.10

Zone-Wise Educational Institutioas, Enrolment and Teackers 1989-90 (No.)

Zone iDstitutioDS Porplmgnt Tfgghers

Port Blair 41 24,557 9H H .Q Area S. Andaman 45 10,518 697 (Rural) Wimberiygunj 42 9,657 44^ Rangat 44 8,383 435 Mayabundar 35 4,795 241 Diglipur 43 6,869 327 Car Nicobar 16 4,752 214 Naneowrie 36 2,8§3 182- Campbell Bay 12 1,807 95 Car Nicobar (Vernacular School) 10 5,98 —

Total 324 74,789 3547

8i EDUCATION

T A B L E -8.11

Educational Institutions Enrolment and Teachcrs itu Port Blair Town

(N(0.)

Year Institutions Enrolment Teach'ers

1985-86 40 20,487 '843

1986-87 41 21,081 874

1987-88 42 22,461 938

1988-89 43 23,350 962

1989-90 41 24,557 911

82 EiDUCATION

Table - 8 .ir

Eldiicational Institutions & Institution-Wise Enrolment in Municipal Area - 1989-90 (No.)

Type Institutions Scholars Boys Girls Total

Pre-Primary 13 812 781 1,593

Primary 6 982 866 1,848

M iddle 5 2127 1902 4,029

Secondary 5 2976 2535 5,511

Sr. Secondary 9 5551 4550 10,101

T.T.I 1 58 81 139

Govt. College I 659 597 1256

B.Ed. College 1 22 58 80

Total H .Q . Area 41 13187 11370 24557

83 EDUCATION T A B L E -8.13 Stage Wise Enrolment of Students (N o.) Boys G itls Total Stage of Education 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90

?re-Primary 1759 1945 1534 1704 3293 3649 Primary 19531 20222 17315 18038 36846 38260 Middle 9670 9838 7781 8102 17451 17940 Secondary 4431 4500 3446 3737 7877 8237 Sr. Secondary 1929 2402 1521 1823 3450 4225 T .T .I. 49 58 79 81 128 13^^ Polytechnic-I 104 150 37 61 141 211 Polytechnic II — 23 — 22 — 45 Collegiate Level 595 659 53« 597 1133 1256 B .E d. Ct)urse 32 22 46 58 78 89 I .T .I . 39 97 24 52 63 149 Vernacttlar School 173 316 157 282 330 598

38312 40232 32478 34557 70790 747S9 BDUeATION T A B L E -8.14 District Wise and Stage Wise Enroiment of Students (No.)

Andaman -Nicobar Total Stage oTBducation 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90 Pi-e'^Primary 3029 3228 264 '421 -3293 3649 • Primary 31903 33279 4943 4981 36846 38260 '^Middle 15025 154^8 2426 2532 ■17451 17940 '* Secifndiiry 67S2 74'42 1095 '1095 7877 8237 ■ Sri'Sfecondary 3164 3»42 286 ' 383 3450 4225 'T lT ll. 128 ‘ f39 — — 128 139 ^ Pblyteciihic -1 141 211 — - — 141 211 Polytechnic -11 — ,45 . _ —— -45 ^'C’dHe^gitttd Levfel 1133 1256 —— 1133 1256 •B-."Ed; (Txsorse >78 ■'80 — — 78 80 I.T.I. 63 1'49 —— 63 149 VernaculaT School — '330 598 330 598 ’ Total 61446 64779 9344 9412 70790 74191 EDUCATION TABLE - 8.15 Edrolment of Tribal Pupils

Boys G irls Total Stage of Education 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90 1988-89 1989-90

Pre-Primary 121 93 112 83 233 176 Primary 1715 1697 1494 1473 3209 3170 Middle 913 894 738 770 1651 1664 Secondary 436 376 332 305 768 681 Senior Secondary 73 67 54 55 127 122 T. T .I. 16 14 12 18 28 32

Polytechnic -1 21 2 —— 21 2 Polytechnic-II — — — - — — —

B. Ed. Course 1 —— 1 1 1

I.T . I. — 2 — — — 2 Collegiate Level 11 5 1 3 12 8 Vernacular School 173 316 157 ■ 282 330 598

Total:- 3480 3466 2900 2990 6380 6456 EDUCATION

T A B L E -8.16

Scholarship Awarded by Education Deptt for Higher Education on Mainland

Number of Students Course of Study 1985-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 1 2 3 4 5 6

M edical 70 47 45^ 31 38

Engineering 152 135 140 160 195

Weterinary 24 18 15 18 23

Agriculture (Bsc) 58 43 75 61 68

Agriculture (Msc) — — — — 2

Physical Education 28 30 25 56 115

INursing 109 57 80 48 52

Painting (Fine Arts) 6 6 15 12 12

B.A/BSc/Bcom 168 106 130 136 181

M .A / Msc / Mcom 41 29 22 18 32

87 1 2 3 4 5 . 6

Printing Technology 3 1 2 1 1 Law 6 1 1 4 9 Fisheries 12 6 10 3 3 Library Science 8 - 5 2 2 Doctorate / M. Phil 4 1 — — — Talented Scholarship 41 58 15 —— Sanitary Inspectors —— II 10 B. Pharmacy 4 5 5 7 7 Diplopia Course 142 125 115 77 87 Hindi Scholarship 3 5 2 ——

Sainik Scholarship- 5 5 2 . — — I^ational Scholarship 2 7 2 — — Hotel / Business Management 4 _ _ 3 12 B .D . S. —— 5 3 5 B.A.BEd /BscBEd —— 25 16 19 Bsc (Forestry) —— — — 3 MSW———— 1 Dairy Technology ———— 1 Diploma (Physiotheraphy) — — — — 1 lylsc. (pqodTechnolqgy) — — —• — 1

m EDUICATION

TABLE - 8.17

Secondary Examination Results

Number of Students Y e a r Appeared Passed Pass Percentage Boys G irls Boys Girls Boys Girls

1984-85 1175 847 806 569 69 67

1985-86 1377 1029 789 535 57 52

19)86-87 1380 1018 487 405 35 40

1987-88 1498 1103 975 659 65 60

1988-89 1598 1207 786 899 49.1 74.4

1989-90 1871 1450 559 586 29.8 40.4

89 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.18

A ll India Senior Secondary Examination Results

Number of Students Year Appeared Passed Pass Percentage Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Grir'

1984-85 526 438 386 274 73 63

1985-86 676 485 478 352 71 73

1986-87 817 627 490 443 60 71

1987-88 825 579 650 496 79 86

1988.89 694 586 596 528 85.8 90-1

1989-90 1072 683 824 409 76.8 59-8

90 ED1UCATI0N

TABLE - 8.19

Einrolment of Students in Teachers Training Institute (No.)

Vears Male Female Total

1 984-85 68 69 137

I 985-86 61 65 126

1 986-87 66 59 125

I 987-88 81 117 198

r.988-89 49 79 128

1:989-90 58 81 139

91 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.20

Teaching Staff in Teachers Training Institute (No.)

Teaching Staff Years Male Female Total

1984-85 11 7 18

1985-86 10 9 19

1986-87 11 9 20

1987-88 13 7 20

1988-89 9 5 14

1989-90 12 5 17

92 EDUJCATION

TABLE - 8.21

Examination Results of Teachers Training Institute

Pigrticulfu-s 1987-88 1958-89 1989-90

Students Appeared (No.)

Boys 40 23 27

G irls 43 36 39

Students Passed (No.)

B(oys 40 23 27

G irls 43 36 39

Pjass Percentage {%)

B(oys 100 100 100

Qiirl^ 100, 100 100

93 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.22

J. N. R. M . College Enrolment: Arts Group (N o .)

1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 Course Male Female Male Female Male Female

B.A.

Part-I __ 197 175 256 2:45

Part-II 227 205 — — 154 138

Part-Ill 99 85 195 188 N il N il

B.Com 25 11 59 16 71 26

M.A. 28 26 21 35 53 55

Total 379 327 472 414 534 464

94 e d u c a t io n

TABLE-8.23

J. N. R .M . College Enrolment ^ Science Group

1987-88 1988>89 1989-90 tCourse Male Female Male Female Male Female

IB.Sc.

IPart-I —— 80 60 69 86

EPart-II 40 50 —— 43 34

P art- Ill 11 19 35 47 N il Nil

M .Sc. 6 14 10 17 13 13

TTatal 57 83 125 124 125 133

95 e d u c a t io n

TABLE - 8.24

J .N .R .M . Teaching Staff (No.)

Teaching Staff Year Male '*'“^'emale Total

1984-85 27 9 36

1985-86 32 10 42

1986-87 29 11 40

1987-88 31 9 40

1988-89 30 10 40

1989-90 35f20+l5^) 15(6 + 9*) 50

i f Post filled up on adhoc basis

96 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.25

J . N .R .M . College Results - Arts Group (N o.)

Course 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

B. A. Part-I Appeared —— 362 490

Passed — — All-promoted All to I I year promoted B.A. Part-II

Appeared 377 426 — 280 Passed 89 215 — 272 B.A. Part-III Appeared 330 182 370 — Passed 80 99 269 — B. Com. Appeared" 31 34 26 50 Passed 18 9 16 38 M. A. Appeared 52 47 48 98 Passed 25 25 36 12-

97 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.26

College Results - Science Group (No.)

Course 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

B. Sc. Part-I

Appeared — - 88 120

Passed — — A ll promoted A il to I I year promoted B.Sc. Part-II

Appeared 57 85 - 72

Passed 14 26 — 35 B.Sc. Part - III Appeared 30 29 77 N A

Passed 28 13 21 N A

M.Sc. Appeared 23 22 Passed 6 8

98 EDIUCATION

TABLE - 8.27

B. Ed. Examination Results

Number of Students Appeared Passed Year Male Female Male Female

1 984-85 13 34 12 29

r985-86 20 29 16 24

1986.87 17 33 9 31

1‘987-88 25 51 25 51

1'988-89 31 47 17 37

1989-90 21 57 20 52

99 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.28

MentJbership of State Library

, Membership Year Men Women Cliildren Total

1985-86 4250 1104 1597 6951

1986-87 4488 1148 1683 7319

1987-88 4807 1183 1753 7743

1988-89 5037 1243 1790 m io

1989-90 5271 1264 1879 8414

100 ED'UCATION

TABLE -8.29

Books and Magazines in State Library as on 31-3-90 No.

Books News Papers Language available Dally Weekly Magazines

H in d i 17754 3 5 17 .

English 16630 9 7 16

Bengali' 5958 3 2 5 ,

T am il 4288 2 7 5 Telugu 4147 1 2 3

Malayaiam 2747 3 6 4

Urdu 3164 — — 1

Punjabi 712 — — —

Tota^ 55400 r- 21 ■ 29 51

101 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.30

Enrolment of Students in Govt. Polytechnic 1989-90

1st Year Ilnd Year Ilird Year Item Male Female Total Male Female Tatal Male Female Total

Diploma Civil 37 18 55 12 18 30 14 07 21 Eng.

Diploma Mech. 31 03 34 09 01 10 09 — 09 Eng.

Diploma Elec. 17 10 27 09 05 14 11 - 11 Eng.

Total 1B5 31 116 30 24 54 34 07 41 , EDUCATION

Ta b l e - 8.31

Examination Result in Govt Polytechnic College 1989-90

Item 1 st Year 2nd Year 3idYear Appeared Passed Appeared Passed Appeared Passed

Diploma Civil 59 30 22 21 28 28 Eng.

Diploma Mech. 21 10 09 09 14 14 Eng.

Diploma Elect. 21 14 11 11 07 07 Eng. EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.32

Adult Education Centres in A & N Islands (N o.)

North Middle South Nicobar Year Andaman Andaman Andaman Group of Tota» Islands

1984-85 27 73 57 43 200

1985-86 42 60 88 71 261

1986-87 40 60 100, 92 292

I987-8« 40 60 111 121 332

1988-89 40 60 121 151 372

1989-90 50 90 100 , 160 400

104 id u c a t io m TABLE - 8.33 District-wise Enrolments ©f Adults (No.)

Year Andaman District Nicobar District Total Males Females Males Females Males Females

1984-85 1882 1643 498 429 2380 2072 1985-86 1558 1795 788 746 2346 2541 1986-87 1424 2161 1072 880 2496 3041 1997-88 1535 2570 1209 1036 2744 3606 1988-89 1559 2416 1244 1093 2803 3509 1989-90 2568 3459 H68 1229 4036 4688 EDUCATION

TABLE - 8.34

Adults Made Literate in A & N Islands (No.)

Year Male Female Total

1984-85 698 503 1201

1985-86 659 1013 1672

1986-87 970 1362 2332

1987-88 1000 1198 2198

1988-89 1904 2308 4212

1989-90 1838 2534 4372

105 e d u c a t io n

TABLE - 8 35

Tribals Made Literate (N o.)

Year Male Female Total

1984-85 69 90 159

1985-86 107 104 211

1986-87 287 249 536

1987-88 194 193 387

1988-89 312 296 608!

1989-90 343 389 732

106 ELEC T IO N S

TABLE - 9.1

Electron to Lok Sabha - 1989

SI. No. Items Particulars

1. Name of Constituency A A N Islands Parlia­ mentary Constituency

2. Lok Sabha Seat one

3. Contesting Candidate 7

4. P olling Stations in Andamans and Nicobars 280

5. Total Electors 1,60,858

6. Total Votes Polled i. 15,403

7. Percentage o f Votes Polled 71.75%

8. Total Valid Votes 1,13,065

107 ELECTION

TABLE - 9.2

Lok Sabha Election r 1989 Distribution of Valid Votes Polled

Region Total Votes Valid Votes Polled (No.) Polled (No)

PortBlair 40902 40079

Ferrargunj 17900 17596

Rangat 14974 14690

Mayabunder 8800 8619

Diglipur 10273 10149

Little Andaman 5199 5108

Car Nicobar 8930 8605

Nancowrie 5368 5225

Campbell Bay 304D 2979 Postal Votes 17 15

Total 1,15,403 1,13,065 1

108 ELECTION

TABLE - 9.3

Lok Sabha Election - 1989 Region - Wise Polling Stations

Region Polling Stations (No.)

Port Bfair 85

Ferrargunj 42

IRangat 37

Mayabundcr 26

P iglipur 24

Little Andaman 11 Car Nicobar 14

J^ancowrie 24

Campbell Bay 17

Total 280

109 ELECTION

TABLE - 9.4

Lok Sabha Election -1989 Electorates

Total Electorates Region Males Females Total

Port Blair 37525 25085 62610

Ferrargunj 12709 11294 24003

Rangat 11298 7949 19247

Mayabunder 7062 4912 11974

Diglipur 6832 5906 12738

Little Andaman 4476 2673 7149

Car Nicobar 5494 5144 10638

Nancowrie 4200 3092 7292

Campell Bay 3500 1707 5207

Total 93096 67762 160858

Service Voters 65 17 82

110 ELECTION

TABLE - 9.5

Lok Sabha Election - 1989 Voting Perference by Electors

No. of Valid Votes Secured by Region C O N G (I) CPI (M) Total

Port Blair 13791 14718 28509 Ferrargunj 6368 6299 12667 Ran gat 6874 4352 11226 Mayabunder 4C47 3334 ■ ■ 7381 Diglipur 6828 2677 , 9505

Little Andaman 2735 799 3534 Car Nicobar 7751 634 8385

Nancowrie 3484 693 4177

Campbell Bay 1493 962 2455

Total 53371 34468 87839 Postal Votes 112 1 13

Total 53383 34469 87852

HI e l e c t io n

TABLE - 9.6

Election to Port Blair Municipal Board - 1990

Items Particulars

1. Total No. of Seats 11+4 (Nom inated)

2. No. of Municipal Wards 11

3. No. of Contesting Candidates 91

4. No. of Polling Booths 49

5. Total Electors 45418

6. Total Votes Polled 29868

7. Percentage of Votes Polled 65.76%

S, Total Valid Votes 29331

112 ELECXiON

T ABLE -9.7

E>istrifRitIo« of Total Votes polled (Manicipai Board) (In Nos.)

W ard No. Registered Valid Votes Votes polled

1. 5482 3316 2. 2612 1897 3. 5045 3574 4. 4962 3115 5. 4481 24M 6. 1630 1160 7. 1640 m i 8. 3737 23S8 9. 6126 .3782 10. 1977 1414 11. 7726 5140

!I2{A} ELBCT1019

TABLE - 9S

Voting Preference by Electors

KaBnPsCvf W ard & No. of Valid Votes Candidates Secured

. 1. Shri Veera Rag%vulu 1537 2. T, U12

3 . Ganesban'K;.. 2093

4. >» Samad P. A. 1201 ♦ » 5 . ,M.D..iflUal 1087 6. Sohan Rangaiah 560 7. JC^ida^SvMimy K. 576 8. »» Rathinam K. Y. 1252 9. 3»afUa 1219

10. »» Ganesban P( R. 540 11. Vasudevan N. 2921

113 EMPLOYMENT T A B L E -10.1 Governmeiit Employees under Andaman and Nicobar Administration

REGULAR STAFF (No.) Group D including all Year Group A Group B Group C regular and other non- Total regular workers/Labourers 3l St March 1980 152 189 6979 19725 27045 31 St „ 1981 161 196 7138 20024 27519 31 St „ 1982 183 224 7740 19787 27934 31st „ 1983 185 231 7770 18765 26951 31 St „ 1984 189 288 8142 19282 27901 31 St „ 1985 192 313 8189 20509 29203 31 St 1986 193 307 8368 20924 29792 31 St ,, 1987 207 338 8790 20772 30107 31 St „ 1988 261 324 9881 22478 32944 31 St 1989 291 362 10703 23240 34956 31st .. 1990 300 370 10454 21027 32152 EMPLOYMENT

TABLE - 10.2

Employment Exchange > Applicants (No.)

Year Items 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Employment Exchange 1 1 1 1 1 Employment Information and Assistance Bureau 3 3 3 4 4 Applicants as on live

Register as on 31-3- ^ 12830 13866 14079 14679 15539

(i) Male 10308 11071 11178 11159 11487 (ii) Female 2522 2795 2901 3520 4052 EMPLOYMENT

TABLE -10.3

Employment Information and Assistance Bureau Applicants and Placements 1989 - 90 (N o.)

Item Mayabunder Car- >fancowrie Campbel 1- Nicobar Bay

ARpIiciahts During 1989-90

(i) Male 248 679 122 420

()ii) Female 139 179 72 98

Placements During 1989-90 ir

(i) Male IB 71 1 2

(ii) Female ^ 13 N il 1

i f Placement is made at Port Blair only.

U6 EMPLOYMENT

TABLE - 10.4

No. of Registrants According to Academic Qualifications

No. of Employment Seekers on Live Register

o _ g II o H So O O

1984-85 980 834 213 45 188 2260

1985-86 710 580 120 30 166 1606

1986-87 1165 1213 196 49 816 3439

1987-88 1218 1442 301 368 990 4319

1988-89 2475 1631 621 72 379 5178

1989-90 1911 1368 544 80 524 4427

117 EMPLOYMENT

R^fistr^tion & JPJ^eo]^ej^ .of £iclia4i}led ^.riiMS (N o .)

Applicants ST ApplicajDts Registered at Placed in Employments at Years Poet .Car C^rnj^ell Port Car Cam^bel B l^ r Nioobar ®ay Bl|iir N^cobar

1 2 ■ 3 4 5 6 7

1983-84 1 40 — 4 -

1984-85 26 64 — 14 —

1985-86 22 20 — 11 3

1986-87 31 153 _ 30 —

1987-88 33 207 2 103 —

1988-89 47 262 19 104 —

1989-90 47 151 2 49 78

H8 emiployment

TABLE - 10.6

Placements made by Employment Exchange

Placements (No.) Year Male Female ToIa I

11983-84 580 163 1^43

1984-85 419 152 in

1985-86 248 154 402 1'986-87 445 218 m

1987-88 766 221 987

1988-89 1016 286 1303 1989-90 751 243 m

119 e m p l o y m e n t

TABLE - 10.7

Monthwise Placements - 1989-90

Months No. of Placements

A pril ’89 65

May 106

June ’89 92

July *89 59

August ’89 184 September *89^ 146 October ’89 189 November ’89 16 December ’89 60

January ’^90 29 February ’90 i l r March ’90 31

Total 994

120 e m p l o y m e n t

T A B L E -10.8

Vacancies Nofffied & Pffted up

No. of Vacancies 'Y«an' N otified Filled up

HS3-84 2069 m

1984-85 1846 571

1985-86 .2322 402

f98«-87 2013 663

1987-88 2031

f988-89 f784 1302

1989-90 1796 994

121 EMPLOYMENT

TABLE - 10.9

Month wise Vacancies Notified & Filled up 1989-90

Number of Vacancies Month Notified Filled up

April ’89 113 65 May !89 215 106 June ’89 428 92 July ’89 146 59 August ’89 160 184 September ’89 134 146 October ’89 157 189 November ’89 104 16 December ’89 77 60 January ’90 126 29 February ’90 53 17 March ’90 83 31

Total 1796 994

122 FINAN CE

TABLE - 11.1

Revenue Receipts and Revenue Expenditure (Rs. in ‘000’)

Year Revenue Receipt Revenue Expenditure

1985-86 159892 578162

1986-87 100182 705812

1987-88 202748 935855

1988-89 231500 113,2703 ;

1989-90 236732 14233,00

123 FINANCE

T A B L E -11.2

Excis^ Revenu6 in And^lkiarf Distrrct

Item 1985-86 1986-87 19g%88 1988,89 1989-90

Liquor Auction Amount Collected 66,28,000 86,32,000 1,47,81,879 801,07000 1,0175000

Excise Duty Collected — 42,11,062 66,15,30^ 52i,00913 52,03,279 Import Permit fee Collected 497 375 430

Licence fee Collected from Defence 495 300 700 NA 1000 Licence fee Collected from Police & Hotels 500 N A NA FINANCE TABLE - 11.3 Banks in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Si. No. Name of the Bank (Offices No.) Location 1 2 3 4 1. State Bank of India 12 Port Blair, Aberdeen Bazar, Bamboo- flat, Rangat, Mayabunder, Diglipur, Hut Bay, Car NiCobar, Nancowrie. Chouldary, Baratang & Billiground 4 Garacharama, Mithakhari, Mangiatan (Satellite) Sawai 2. A & N State Port Blair, Haddo, Shadipur, Dairy- Coop. Bank Ltd. 26 Farm, Garacharama, Brichgung, Tus- hnabad, Wimberlygunj, Bambooflat, Neillsland,Havelock, Baratang, Bakul tala, Rangat,Biilyground.Mayabunder Kalighat, Diglipur, Hut Bay, Laparhi Malacca, Katchal, Campbell Bay, Aerial Bay. Teressa, Kadamatala 3. Punjab National Bank 1 School Line, Port ttiair 4. Syndicate Bank 5 Port Biair, Ferrargunj, Long Island, Campbell Bay, Garacharama 5. Canara Bank 1 Aberdeen Bazar, P,ort Blair 6- Indian Bank 1 Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair FINANCE TABLE - 11.4

A& N State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Port Blair (Rs. ‘000’)

' t. ' ' --- . V » ■? t ' " Member3h,ip (No,) Borrowing Froqi Total Loans Year Societies Individual Govt. H BltW orking Issued

------■ - N A B A R D 1 2 3- 4 5 6 7

1985-86 157 10384 870 27,00 747,36 126,31

1986-87 169 '.253 564 . 35,71 718,78 230,06

1987-88 172 10169 — 57,88 888,17 230,06 i 1988-89 173 10868 — 61,74 111,73 960,39

1989-90 185 11964 — 72,87 144058 132744

126 FINANCE TABLE - 11.5

Fi nancial Positoin of A & N State Coop. Bank Ltd. (Rs. ‘000’)

Year Branches Paid up Deposits Cash Balance Loans (No.) Capital including Outstanding Bank Balance i 2 3 4 5 6

1985-86 21 15,80 428,22 33,85 3^9,48

1986-87 22 22,35 604,56 47,24 610,39

1987-88 23 26,35 795,99 65,06 757,59 ■■■ ■ 1988-89 24 26,98 975,04 89,55 960,60

1989-90 26 3616 122057 6851 132744

127 FINANCE

TABLE - 11.6

Deposits of State Coop. Bank Ltd. Port Blair

Type Accoutits (.No.) Am ount (Rs. in Lakhs)

1 2 3

Savings Deposits 61577 673^.36

Current Deposits 1827 65.31

Term Deposits 11284 467.90

Total 74688 1206.57

128 FIMANCE

TABLE - 11.7

Life Insurance

Item 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

1 2 3 4 5 6

Proposals Registerd (No.) 474 644 722 901 1291 Sums Proposed (Rs. in Lakhs) 78.57 130.54 196.17 30231 415

Policies Issued (No.) 494 640 712 900 1264

Sum Issued (Rs. in Lakhs) 84.59 131.22 189.74 300.23 413

L. I.e. Agents (No.) 22 21 29 42 50

Sums Assured (Annuity) — — — 1.92 3.96 (Rs. in Lakhs)

No. of Annuity Policies ' — —— 37 41 Fin a n c e

t a b l e - 11.8 i t General Insurance Policies & Premium Handled

Year Itdnls U nit 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

I. Total premium (Rs. in tollected Lakhs) 22.18 24.33 30.06 35.09 41.20 2. l»o!iciteS Renewal Ehdbf^'etheiii issued (No) 14,997 ta) Marine (Cargo) 286 183 168 ^80 11^7 (b) Fire 586 799 934 3200 3680 (c) Motors 2152 2572 3178 8540 9130 (d) Marine Hull 28 18 15 7^ §7 (e) Miscellaneous 3§1 214 118 800 315 (f> Janata 78 101 151 100 115

* fey Uriited India Insurance Co. Ltd. Port Blair. FINANCE TABLE - 11 9 Small Savings In A & N Islands Items 1986--87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1 2 3 4 5

Saving Bank & Security Deposit Accounts opened during the Year

Time deposit Accounts (No.) 53 66 57 195 Gross (Rs.) 4,29,400 8,33,950 5,10,000 5,50,000 Net Amount (Rs) 63446 , 97,521 50,000 1,40,000 Public Provident Fund Accounts (No.) 2 1 1 290 Gross Amount (Rs) 27,400 72,100 71,200 6,44,000 Net Amount (Rs.) 14,900 60,100 64,300 6,44,000 Monthly Income Scheme: Amount Gross _ ___ 13,95.000

Net ' ' ——— 11,74,000 National Saving Scheme Amount Gross 62,63,000

Nat — — _ 62,63,000 kishan VikashPatra Amount Gross 11,21,000 Net — —— 11,21,000 FINIANCE

TABLE - 11.10

Income Tax t^ollection'io A*I^ ''N liHUnds

Year Particulars 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 '1988-^9 1989-90

Income Tax Assesses as in G I R 1012 895 1084 iS22 1854 Am ount of

Tax Collected 73.0 96.09 159.35 128.00 W2.00 (Rs in Lakhs)

m FISH ERIES TABLE - 12.1 Fisheries in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Item 85-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Fisherman engaged in Fishing 2024 2063 2156 3006 3500 No. of Fishing country Crafts 1082 1086 1105 1005 1006 Net Used :- (a) G ill Net 714 722 753 1200 879 (b) Shore Sein Net 28 29 31 22 29 (c) Anchore Net 26 26 26 15 26 (d) Cast Net 574 587 598 432 587 Mechanical Fishing Vessels 88 92 95 120 200 Average fuel consumption Per vessel per day (Literes) 80 80 80 90 80 Fishermen Families Settled till end of March ‘90 173 211 231 241 Fisheries Requisites distributed during the year (Rs. in Lakhs) 5.48 5.51 5.71 4.52 8 FISHERIES

TABLE - 12.2

Quantity & Value of Fish Landed in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Year Quantity (Tonne) Value ( R s .in ‘000’)

11985-86 6313 316,16

11986-87 9917 595^8

11987-88 10514 631^14

1 988-89 11267 67^7

11989-90 13595.848 1359.67

135 FISHERIES

TABLE - 12^3

Fishery Su^ey Trials in Aitida'niian 1989-90

"Particulars

Fishrjoy Survey Vessels m,'Operation 1

Area of Fishing Grounds ^ejcplored by ipfl.V, Meena Gavcshaki (Sq.Km.) 18-72/2A

Depth Range (in Metres) 80-82

Type of Fishing Trawling

Best Season for bottom Trawling March to May

Average Fish Catch per hour of Trawling in Andamans (kgs.) 78.6

m FISHERIES tA B L E ^ 12.4 Production arid Prices of Inland and Marihe Pish

PifeduGtiob (Tonne) Average* Pfice Value >er %nrie.^s.); in Lakhs) Item 198^-8^ 1989-90 f 988-^9 19^-90 1988»89 1989-90

Marine Fish 11243.75- 13585.447 6,000 io;dOo 674^3 1358.54 Inland Fish 2^.94! ■W.401 8,0W 15J000- i:84 1.56 Catch of Fish by Non-Professi­ ’'1243.75' 6,000 i a .€i onal Fishermen Fish Curing :• ~ (I) Salting --- (a) Raw Fish Let in for salting h06«.15‘ I358f54 6.000 10,000’ 64.dl 135.85 (b) Salted Fish 53i>.07’ 815.ft4 ’10,000 20,000* 53.4? 163.02 (c) Salt Used 53§^^70! 407^6 890 1200> 4.80 4.89 (II) Sun drying (a) Raw Fish Let in for Sun drying 288^96’ m ' k i 550(^‘ iloiooo* 15.89 67.93 (b) Sun drying Fish Let Out 13Th7 4&7.^J6 ft),00d fe o ;^ 13.72 81.51 FORESTS

TABEL - 13.1

Forest Area in A & N Island [Sq.kms..]

Year Particulars ' 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Reserved Forests 3059 3059 2929 2928.76

Protected Forests — — 4242 4241.93

Proposed Reserved Forests 4112 4112 —

Total Forest Area : 7171 7171 7171 7170 69

138 FORESTS

Ta b l e - 13.2

Agency-Wis'e Timber Extraction in A & N Islands [in Cum]

Government Private Forest Concess- Year By Deptt. On Work Total Parties Plantation ional Total Operation Coritract . on Payment Dev. [Free of > of Royalty Corp. royalty]

------^ /‘.i -, r. r'r------.a 1985-86 38,S74 2,308 41,182 77,088 21,280 944 M O ,494

1986-87 32,810 1.128 33,938 66,226 24.809 1,748 1,26J21

1987-88 38,408 2,371 40,779 43,372 30,048 1,526 1,15,7^5 1988-89 53,186 3,367 56,553 39,036 26,513 1,576 1,23,678

1989-90 53,708 - 53,708 30,697 31,990 1,351 1,17,746 FORESTS

TABLE - 13,3

DiMMi and 'OCif turot«f Oo?t.

Chatham Percentage Betapur Percentage Saw u rn - o f SdMr Niai Wf!'

Year intake O u ttu rn Out'♦urn XO vUIkv ^crerv vtsns" Out4w:-a

1985-86 2 im & f0S5r 50.0 3947 1823 54.5

i W l i'04t)3 52.0 3835 '2'5'^4

1-987=88- 2e9fe~ 9980- 49.1 y m 2046- 62^

1988-89 18770 10339 55.1 3602 2028 56.3

1989-90 i r i ’?6 9685 56.5 3269 59.0 FORESTS

TABI.E-13-4

Outturn of Major Forest Prodac,e, [in Cum]

Y'ear Timber [Logsl Fuel Wppd

1985-86 1,40,494 63^620^

1986-87 1,26,721 74,94lj

1987-88 1,15,725 36.771

1988-89 1,23,678 41,310

1989-93 1,17,746 36,423

141 FORESTS

TABLE - 13.5

Shipment of Timber from Islands by Forest Deptf. [in Cum]

Year Logs Sawn Timber Total

1985-86 10,791 10 10,801

1986-87 8,006 13 8,019

1987-88 6.874 Nil 6,874

1988-89 2,094 Nil 2,094

1989-90 Nil N il N il

142 FORESTS

TABLE - 13.6

Revenue Earned by Forest Department (Rs. in Lakhs)

r e a r Revenue

1985-86 978,310

1986-87 1397.610

1987-88 1410.515

19'88-89 1539.310

19<89-90 1522.143

143 INDUSTRIES

TABLE - 14.1

Industries in A & N Islands (No.)

As on Item 31.3.86 31.3.87 31.3.88 31.3.89 31.3!;90

Large Scale Industries 6 6 6 6 6

Small Scale Industries 465 558 633 709 825

Industrial Training Centres 10 10 10 Id 10

Industrial Estate 1 1 1 i i

144 INDUSTRIES

TABLE - 14.2

Region Wise Small Scale Industrial Units - 1989-90

South Middle North Liltle Camp- Car Total SI. No. Type Andaman Andaman A/m an A/man bell Bay Nicobar

1. Wood Based 143 21 19 3 3 2 191 2. Agro Based 58 14 4 3 9 — 88 3. Marine Based 37 3 3 — 3 — 46 4. Food Based 53 10 8 1 5 5 82 5. Mineral Based 40 4 — 1 — — 45 6. Leather Based 5 — — — — — 5 7. Chemical Based 34 — — — — — 34 8. Coir Based 2 — — — — — 2 9. Textiles Based 47 2 3 — 1 — 53 10. Engineering Based 150 6 2 — 1 1 160 11. Miscellaneous 63 15 7 — — 1 86

Total 632 75 46 8 22 9 792 mD0STRrES TABLE - 14.3 Registered Factories and Factory Labour

Year Workinig Factories Average Workers Employed Daily

1985-86 31 4750

1986-87 35 4847

1987-88 42 5035

1988-89 42 5035

1989-90 42 5110

146 INDUSTRIES

TABLE - 14.4 Loans Sanctioned to Industrial Units

1987--88 1988-89 1989-90 Category No. of Amount No. of Amount N o. of Amount Parties (Rs.) Parties (Rs.) Parties (Rs.)

Small Scale Industries 16 3,00,000 14 3,00,000 14 3,00,000 Handicraft Units 4 1,00,000 2 31,000 4 1,00,000 Other Village and Cottage Industries 4 1,00,000 12 2,50,000 5 1,10,000

Credit Plan 42 48,96,000 51 19,80,000 NA NA

Total 66 53,96,000 79 25,61,000 23 5,10,000 INDUSTRIES

TABLE - 14.5

Works Committees

Year Working Committees Workers Covered Functioning

1985-86 25 14725

1986-87 25 14725

1987-88 25 14725

1988-89 ' ■ ? 25 14725

1989-90 25 1472,5

148 INDUSTRIES

TABLE -

Factory Accidents (N o.)

Year Accidents Mondays Lost

K985-86 150 814

f 986-87 133 365

1987-88 94 380

88 1 988-89 m 1989-90 60 225

149 INDUSTRIES

TABLE - 14.7

Industrial Disputes (No.)

Year Disputes Workers involved

1985-86 23 2 500

1986-87 13 1,250

1987-88 16 1,265

1988-89 26 1,300

1989-90 11 800

150 INIDUSTRIES

TABLE - 14.8 Trade Unions

Vear Trade Unions Membership

1 985-86 79 13,905

1986-87 84 12,919 1-987-88 85 12,939

1588-89 85 12,939

1989-90 90 13,483

151 INDUSTRIES

TABLE - 14.9

Printing Presses in A & N Islands

N ^ e of Tajhsil 1985-86 86-87 1987-88 1988-89 89r90

Port Qlair 17 17 12 14

Fwrjcaijgunj ——— - —

Rang^t 1 1 1 1

Mayabunder — —— — —

D jglipur - ————

Car Ni cobar 1 2 I I 1

Nancowrie — ————

Total 19 20 14 16 16

152 LAW & ORDER

t a b l e - 15.1 Police Department (No.)

Year Description 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

I.G.P. 1 1 1 1 1 S P. 2 2 2 2 2 A.S.P. / D.S.P. 10 10 10 10 10 Police Radio OfBcer 1 1 1 1 I Chief Fire Officer 1 1 1 1 2 Inspectors 27 28 28 28 26 Sub-Inspector/ Asstt. Sub-Inpectors 102 111 106 126 133 Head Constables/Constables 1273 1353 1346 1344 1969 Bush Police Constables/ Jamadars 402 402 376 376 565 Other Ranks 278 316 321 325 419 LAW & ORDER

TABLE - 15.2

Police Station / Out Posts

(No.)

Items 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Police Stations 12 12 12 12

Police Out Posts 18 18 18 12

Telegraph/Police Radio Stations 24 27 28 28

Telephones — 10 59

Fire, Stations 3 3 9 9

V R F Sets — 31 31 33

ii4 LAW & ORDER

TABLE - 15.3

Road Accidents

Accidents (No.) Items 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

1. Total Accidents 118 109 138 139

(a) By Bus 19 8 21 19

(c) By Scooter 15 21 29 42

(d) By Car/Jeep 20 37 29 17

(e) By Motor Cycle 7 12 4 12

(f) By Other Vehicles 20 10 19 18

Persons Killed 22 7 13 20

Persons Injured 105 113 154 162

155 LAW & ORDER TABLE - 15,4 Crimes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (No.)

SI. No. Crimes 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1. Murder 15 6 12 11 11 2. Robbery 1 1 2 2 1 3. Burglary 50 67 79 105 105 4. Thefts 105 126 124 153 182 5. Rioting 33 27 25 29 43 6. Rape 2 4 4 6 5 7. Kidnapping & Abduction 2 5 9 4 17 8. Rash or Negligent act causing death or grevious - hurt 105 118 109 140 139 9. Cheating 12 14 5 9 4 10. Misc. I P C Cases 363 319 390 485 710 11. A & N Islands Exercise Regulation 1393 1375 1279 1381 1322 SI. No. Crimes 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

12. A 4& N Islands protection of aboriginal Regulation 38 51 90 77 86

13. Motor Vehicles Act. 55 32 16 25 22 14. Essential Commodities Act. 16 5 11 1 5 15. Foreigners Act. 27 9 3 5 5 16. Gambling Act. 16 14 10 19 11

17. 34. Police Act. 314 279 217 231 258 18. Other Local and Special Laws 11 14 11 60 41

Total 2558 2466 2396 2743 2967 LAW & ORDER

TABL^-15.5 Fire Stations in Afldaman and Nicobar Islands

Year No. of Fire Location Stations

1985-86 3 1. H.Q. Aberdeeia 2. Chatham 3. Marine ’ 1986-87 3 1. H.Q. Aberdeen 2. Chatham 3. Marine 1987-88 3 1. H.Q. ^erde^n 2. Chatham 3. Marine 1988-89 4 I. H.Q. Aberdeen 2. Marine? 3. Chatham 4. Rangat 1989-90 9 1. H .0» Afbeydera 2. Clmthaan 3. Marinflfe 4. RaQgat 5. M ^ a b ^ d is r 6. Batiibobflist 7. H ift Bay 8. DigJipur 9. Haddo whTarf

158‘ LAW & ORDER

tAfiLfi- 15.6

6f ^ire

Calls Property Damaged Year Attended (No.) (As. in Thousands)

1985-86 50 3659

1986-87 60 108

1987-88 54 155591

1988-89 39 2596

1989-90 30 2819240.60

159 LAW & ORDER

TABLE - 15.7

Prison Population

As on 1st January Particulars 1987 1988 1989 1990

District Jail 1 1 1 1

Prison Population 129 81 129 171

(a) Men 127 80 126 170

(b) Women 2 1 3 1

Prisoners under 21 Years of Age 45 2 6 21

Prisoners awaiting Trial 28 42 86 107

160 LAW & ORDER

T ABLE - 15.8

Agewise Distribution of'Coayicts->in DiJrtrict Jail

Age Group 198^87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 (in Year) Male Female Male Female Maje .Female Male Female

S; Under 21 84 — 29 — 51 - 21 .

21-40 229 1 ^:137.' 2 1 78 1

40-60 33 — 24 1 25 — 30 —

60 years and above 3 — 2 — 1 — 1 -wp

Total 349 1 192 3 246 1 130 J LAW & ORDER

TABLE - 15.9

Literacy Amongst Convicts of District Jail

Literate Illiterate Year Male Female Male Female

1985-86 238 1 91 3

1986-87 285 — 64 1

1987-88 167 — 25 3

1988-89 198 — 48 ^ >

1989-90 121 1 9 —

162 L AW & ORDER

TABLE - 15.10

Industrial Production of District Jail

Production Year Ctoth Cane Works Total Metre Value(Rs) Prices Value(Rs) Value(Rs)

1985-86 1217 12395 232 4057 16452

1986-87 1272 18049 206 3996 22045

19)87-88 583 4841 275 6545 11386

1988-89 659 4572 320 7527 12099

1989-90 689 4729.56 113 2785 7514.56

163 l a w & ORDER

TABLE - 15.11

Suicides in A N Jslaqds

No. of Sui^iiiies By Sex B>g.Age €rroup Year Persons up 18 to»30 -Above 30 Male Female Total to |8jyears years years

5 1985 47 18 65 6 36 23 1986 51 22 7.3 8 36 29 1987 34 30 64 T 26 31 1988 — —— — 1989 54 32 86 9 AA 36 1990 50 54 104 14 45 45 ^5 LAW & ORDER

TABLE - 15.12

Cause of Suicides

Years Reasons 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 it) FailuTe in Exam _ 2 _ 2 1 mC: C7V Q»awe4 wtt-fe -Parefrts ifl-Laws 1 2 2 4 4 Quarrel with Married f^aVtifer 22 le 6 6 5 Pb'(rfe!rt't 2 — 1 Love Affairs 6 2 1 1 3 Insanity 2 —— — 3

Dispute over Property — — — —— Dreadful disease 1^* to t4 8 5 5 Other Causes 22 43 47 68 82 « * Total J 5 73 64 86 104 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.1

Medical Facilities in A & N Islands

Community Dispens- ■ Primary Sub Urban Beds Period Hospitals Health aries Health Centres Health availa- Centre Centre Centre ble

1985-86 10 — 34 6 32 — 774 1986-87 8 — 28 10 41 1 790

1987-88 7 1 26 11 44 2 806 1988-89 6 2 17 12 63 5 806 1989-90 4 3 10 14 84 5 816 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.2

Region Wise Hospitals and Dispensaries

Community Dispens- Primary Sub- Urban Period Hospital Health aries Health Centre Health Centre Centre Centre Region 88-89 89-90 88-89 89-90 88-89 89-90 88-89 89-90 88-89 89.90 88.89 89.90

-* South Andaman 2 2 —— 6 5 7 8 23 34 5 5 Middle Andaman 2 1 1 1 2 2 15 18 — _ North Andaman 1 N il N il 1 3 2 1 2 9 9 — _ Nicobar Group of Islands 1 1 1 1 8 3 2 2 16 23 —

Total 6 4 2 3 17 10 12 14 63 84 5 5 MBDleAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.3 Tahsil Wise Hospital and Dispensaries (No.) -VVrrg.-VfTi;;— ;— : Community Despens> Primary Sub_ Urban Taiisil Hospital Health aries Health Centre Health Centre Centre Centre 88-8989-9088.8989-90 88-8989-90 88-8989-9088-8989-9088-8989-90

POft’fiifair 1 1 — _ 6 5 5 5 12 21 5 5 Ferrargunj 1 -1 — — — 2 2 . 11 13 _ _

D iglipur 1 — ' — 1 3 1 - 1 6 7 — , — ivfeyab

Nancowrle 1 — 1 1 7 2 2 2 10 15 — __

Totel V 7 4 I . 17 10 12 14 63 84 5 5 Mfl^DICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.4

Bed Strength of £(o$pit^s

I^o sp ita^ 19,^^-87 1987-^

PORT BLAIR TAHSIL

G . B. Pant Hospital Port Blair including T. B. Hospital & Isolated \?/ard 400 m 4f^ 453

P. H.C. Neil 6 & 6 6

P. H .C . Havelock l.Q io tQ 10 P. H. C. Hut Bay 10 19 10 IQ P. H. C. Baratang — 10 10 10

^pRRA^jGUNJ TAHSIL

8«tmbooSJat Hospital " 42 42 42 42 H. C. Tusnabad 10 10 10 P. H. C. Wimberlygunj 6 6 6 6

m 1 2 3 4 5

RANGAT TAHSIL •

Long Island Civil Hospital 15 15 15 15 Rangat Civil Hospital 39 39 39 39 P. H. C.Billiground 10 10 10 10 P. H .C .K adam tala 10 10 10 10

MAYABUNDER TAHSIL

Dr. R. P. Civil Hospital Mayabunder 30 30 30 40

DIGLIPUR TAHSIL

Diglipur Civil Hospital 32 32 32 32 P.H.C. Kalighat 10 10 10 —

CAR NICOBAR TAHSIL

Car Nicobar Civil Hospital 94 94 94 94

N A N C O W R IE T A H SIL C.H .C. Nancowrie 46 46 46' 46 P. H. C . Campbell Bay 10 10 10 10 P.H .C. Katchal 10 10 10 10

170 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.5

Mcdical Personnel

Period Category 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Doctors 80 121 111 104 q05

Nurses 172 178 185 207 256

Midwives 86 90 97 114 139

Compounders 27^ 2 7 ^ 30^ 37 112

Sanitary/Malaria/ ' 1 Filaria Inspectors 28 32 32 33 36

Vaccinators 9 9 9 9 9

Health Visitors 19 26 25 28 32

★ Registerd compounders only.

171 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HBfXTH

Registered Birttig 9rA in A & N Islands

Births Deaths Year Male Femate Total Male Female T «tal m 5 2442 2248 4690 532 280. m

\ m 2716 2604 532Q 592 296 888

2837 2542 5379 646 3>S 1021 m 2651 2514 5165 546 m m

1989 2743 2804 5547 556 m

1*7? MEDICAL & PUBLIC

TAfiLE - 16.7

No. of Daily Inpatients and out Patients at Port Blair Hospital (No.|

D a % Average Daily Avopage Year Inpatients Out Patients

1985-86 290 764

1986-87 301 655

1987-88 286 929

1988-89 283 1120

T^89-90 310 595

193 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.8

Patients Treated in Govt. Hospitals & Dispensaries (No.)

Diseases 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

Malaria^' 6,931 13,641 2,499

Dispepsia & Diarrhoea 37,825 54,289 43,735

Dysentry 13,328 N.A. 20,789

Filafia 17 N.A. 14

T. 777 796 812

Rheumatic Fever with or without heart disease 2,931 2,009 527

Others- 4,46,97.0 5»81,096 6^4.571.

m MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.9

Deaths in Hospital According to Causes

Diseases 1985-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90

Cholera

Small Pox

Malaria —— 1 1 5

Other Fevers 8 7 2 - 7

Dysentry & Diarrhoea 11 65 14 15 16

Respiratory Diseases — 16 10 34 27

Injuries 21 23 3 11 17

Deaths from Child Birth 13 12 3 2 2

All other Causes 709 470 294 409 391

Total:- 762 593 327 472 465

175 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEj*aLTEF

- i^.id

IWjrtemi^ Cases A'ttei^ted

^ea¥ j^idbour Cases Cori^fetrti^

1985-86 3386

1986-87 4582'

1987-88 4138

1988-89' ^2Tf9'

1989-90' M 3

17^ MEDICAL & PUBLIC HtALJW

TiVBLE -»46.11

Month Wise Sterilisation Qpecations Performed

Sterilisation Operations Performed (No.) ‘ M onths ‘ iW .'S ? *'lW -^8 T^8g-8'9 1989-90

Ai>ril 98 113 93 -4^8 -409 May tl47 174 128 : 133 «1 June ,9 2 90 141 93 174 July 85 57 88 107 145 August • 100 73 131 187 ' 124 Septenjber 65 81 115 166 143 October 93 111 116 159 82 November 151 112 158 143 109 BWe-ffmefT38 •*T69 *T77 '-227 'T53 January 134 141 104 287 170 February 155 183 119 150 20 i March 238 249 152 221 342

Total 1496 1553 1522 2061 2138

177 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.12

Tubectomy Operations & lud Insertions (No.)

Year Loop Insertions Tubectomy Operations Performed

1985-86 843 1327

1986-87 962 1430

1987-88 1227 1430

1988-89 1889 1943

1989-90 1695 2018

178 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

TABLE - 16.13

Monthwise Tubectoray Operations Performed (No.)

Tubectomj' Operations Month Loop Insertions Performed

1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1987-88 1988-89 89-90

Aprii 72 143 139 88 187 141 May 86 88 143 126 129 143 June 68 136 144 133 87 115 July 84 130 152 85 103 92 August 101 179 122 121 181 130 September 92 153 152 106 153 153 October 104 135 119 107 153 100 November 131 129 159 151 132 177 December 99 190 136 16t 215 149 January 101 199 165 99 264 195 February 131 184 128 109 139 239 March 136 223 136 144 200 384

Total 1227 1889 1695 1430 1943 2018

179 PLANNING AND^DEVE'l'6 ^M E N T TABLE - 17.1 i . .. J f i- - New_2(LP

1988-89 3989,90 Item* U nit Target Achievement,'Earget Achievement

..1 _ „ .. , - 2 3 • 4 . .5 6

Point No. 1 Attack on rural poverty

(a) I RDF Families -c ^ benefitted No. 1742 2030 1904 1939 .xs r T (b) NREP Mandays of employment created No. 175000 i h u i e ^ . (c) RLEG P M ^ d a y s of employment created No. 112000 136640 - -

( 9 JR Y ^ ^ No. ~ — 437000 307867 (e) SmSu^c^le.Industries Istabliishcd' No. — 75 82 I 1 T+-+T Np, 2 fop rainfed agriculture wateff C^,ve^Qpment (a) 4iand Dev§lppment [Hect] ICO 150 (|p> Improved Implements [Nq .] IQO l ‘Jt7 (c) ^mBrov€d Seeds [QuiHtal] 7S0 834.1isO f-oipt. Np, 3 ^gttcr of irrigation water ^rtijation potential created (By ponds) [tlejct] - 2Q (b) Utilisation of potential created (by pump-set s) [Hect] 80 102 (c) Soil Conservation [Hect 60 i06.82 ('d) Afforestation [Hect 340 451.160 Point No. 4 Bigger harvest (af Production of Rice [Tonnes] 28000 30,700 (b) Oil Seeds [Tonnes] 700 1 ______2 3 (c) Pulses [Tonnes] — 1000 850 (d) Horticulture (i) Fruits [Tonnes] — 10,000 14,347 (ii) Vegetables [Tonnes] — 4500 11,478.5 (e) Live Stock products (i) M ilk [Tonnes] — — 17500 17659 (ii) Eggs [In Lakhs] — — 245,000 331.530 (f) Fish [Tonnes] — 10,000 13595.848 Point No. 7 Clean drinking Water (a) Villages covered [No.] 33 40 25 25 (b) Population covered [No.] 3325 3325 (c) Schedule Tribe Population covered [No.] - 261 261 Point No. 8 Health for all (a) Community Heal th Centre [No.] (b) Primary Health Centre [No.] 1 2 3 4 5 6

(c) Sub-Centre [No.] 20 20 20 20 (d) Immunisation of Children [No.] - — 42700 46006 (e) National programme on control of blindness (catract operation) [No.] 200 202 (f) National leprosy eradication programme(diagoflising of new cases) [No ] 100 121 (g) National TB Control programme fi) New cases diagonised [No.] 300 489 (ii) New sputum examination at PHC [No.] . . 1200 2448 (h) Rural Sanitary Latrine [No.] —— 464 721 (i) Rehabilitation of ti and] capped fNo.] ._ 24 35 Point No. 9 Two Child norms (a) Sterilisation (N o.) 2000 2061 2100 2138 (b) Equivalance of;- (i) lUUwsears (M^-) - -* 1590( (ii)CC.User5 (No.) — 1400 1806 (iiOpBu^^s (No.) — — 320 440 „ (o) Anganwj^is (Nlo.X — — 2.^3. 2^9 g (d) tflocks (No.) _ _ 4 4 (e) Suppleinentairy Nutrition (eeptrai sfctor) (No.) — — 14.062 15750 (f) IC D S BlpclfS Pr^- Educatlon (central s,ector) (No.) — — 6338 6695

IJioint; .Np - W of ^jt^uc^tipn 1.. E^mepUr;^ Education {a| General (N o.J 2000 4012 3000 3017 (b) S. Tribes (No.) ~ 500, 5l5 2. Aduit Literacy a. General tNo.] 2400 4212 11000 6279 b. S.Tribes [No..] — — 1000 902 Point J>fo. 11 Jusjtieij S-.g- &&1I- 1. SJS'familiosiassiiBtied* 500- 54^1 520 963: 2. I^rQA'ij^:Edi|cation Stan- of coaching Pen,tr,Q ^pjTrQlASBfeX&XlI] [No.] — — 5 6 Point Nov 1-2 ggi^aHjy fo;; ’^otnen 1. Enrolment of Qirh in Schools [No] - - 2000 2041 2- Wom€>n in adult literacy. cjas5, - L*S.a-L . — — 70jQa 3SQfi. 3. Women in technical institution [Nov] — — 14 ’21 1 2 3 4 5 6

Point No. 13

New opportunities for youth 1. NSS enrolled [No.] - — 250 250 2. New youth policy

Youth exchange programme evaluatory — — 1 2 Youth festival evaluatory — — 1 1 National integrational camp evaluatory — — 1 2 Community singipg programme evaluatory — — 10 10 Folk Festival evaluatory — — 1 2 Estt of youth club/ Mahila Mondals evaluatory — — 10 10 Youth Seminars evaluatory — - 2 2 Scout camp evaluatory — — , 2 3 I

3. New Sports policy

Participation of team at nationa] level tournaments evaiuatory —* 8 14 Coaching Camp evaiuatory — 10 17 Development of playground evaiuatory — 2 2 Inter block tournament evaiuatory — 30 37 Inservice training programme ,, — 1 3 Sports Festival evaiuatory — 1 1 Grant-In-Aid to Sports association evaiuatory —

Point No. 14 Housing for the people 1. Provision of housesites [No.] 300 344 300 253 2. Construction assistance [No,] — 20 55 3. Indira Awas Yojna for SCS&STS [No.] 101 70 34 41 4. LIG housing [No.] — 100 220 1 2 3 4 5 6 Point No. 15 improvement of Slums 1. Slum population covered with (No.) 1000 1000 Ppipt New strategy for forestry

1- (In Lakhs) 100 107.591 100 106.371 2. Swyiv^i i:^te (Ift i8lsb«) — •— 75% 65% Point No. 18 Concern for consumers L FW s-opened (No.) 5 8 5 23 Point No; 19 Enejrgy forUhe villages 1. Villages electrified; (No/) 6G 63 34 31

2. Improved cbuilabs (No.) — — 5000 5060 3. Biotas plants (No ) —— 45 11 4. IR E P _ _ (Block) 1 5. Kiutir Jyoti (No.) — 930 ,930 PLANNING & DEVELOP;^!^:?;

TABLB - \1 : 2

Plan Qvtlay an4 ExRenditure (Rs. in Lakhs)

period Outlay iSxpen- %ofl^pen- diture% diture

1st five year Plan 558.050 85.47;i 15 2nd five year Plan 603.135 364.876 60 3cd five yeac Plan 979.320 636.202 65 Annual Flan (1966-69) 687.702 525.878 77 Fourth five year Plan 1400.00 1469.999 105 5th five year Plan 3372.00 2120.702 ^3 6th five year Plan 9660.500 10006.439 104 7f|\ fiye ye^r ^lan 285Q0.p<) — — Annual Plan (1985-86) 3350.00 2257.195 67 Annual Plan (1986-87) 690Q.00 3762.465 55 Annual Plan (1987-88) 4g9Q.Op 4393.00 92 Annual Plan (1988-89) 7100;P0 6^44.463 93 Annual Plan (1989-90) 8000.00 6375.993 79.69

lg9 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

TABLE - 17.3

Community Development Blocks - 1990

Name of C D Jurisdiction Stage of Head Blocks operation Quarters

1. South Port Blair, Non plan Ferrargunj Andaman Ferrargunj «& Little Andaman

2. Middle Rangat & Non plan Rangat Andaman Mayabunder Jr ■ Tahsil

3. North Diglipur Tahsil Non plan D iglipur Andaman

4. Car Nicobar Car Nicobar Non plan BigLapathi Tahsil

5. Nancowrie Nancowrie Non plan Kamorta Tahsil including Great Nicobar Island

190 p l a n n in g 8t DEVELOPMENT

TABLE - 17.4

Panchayats in A & N Islands

Name of Tahsil No.

Port Blair 7 IC Ferrargunj 9

Rangat 10

Mayabundcr 6

D iglipur 8

Car Nicobar N il

Nancowrie 2

Total

191 POST & TELEGRAPHS

TABLE - 18.1

Postal Facilities in A & N Islands

Head Post Office/ Branch L&tter Year Sub Post OflBces Post Gflftce Boxes

1985-86 34 45 201

1986-87 34 45 201

1987-^ 33 47 203

1988-89 33 57 229

1989-90 33 61 240

192 POST & TELEGRAPHS

TABLE - 18.2

Region Wise Postal Facilities

Head Sub Branch Tel^raph Letter Region Post Office Post Offices Offices Boxes Offices

Soath Andaman 1 21 26 23 148

Middle Andaman - 5 9 5 32

N orth Andaman — 2 12 2 25

Nicobar Group of Islands - 4 14 5 35

Total i 32 61 35 240

193 POST & t e l e g r a p h s

T ABLE - 18.3

Postal Traffic in A & N Islands

Items U nit 1987-88 1988-89

1. Postal Orders (a) (i) Sold (N o.) 6296 6085 7201 |ii) Value (Rupees in Lakhs) 0.641 0.626 1,39,290.50 (b) (i) Paid (N o.) 1084 2156 4019 (ii) Value (Rupees in Lakbs) 0.174 0.198 78023.55 2. Money Orders (a) (i) Issued (No.) 11,4,552 1,20,725 1,22.818 (ii) Value (Rupees in Lakhs) 575.351 597.548 5,69,51,143.90

(b) (i) Payment (No.) 72114 72677 72519 (ii) Value (Rupees in Lakhs) 59.458 65.585 65,28,484.60 POST & TELEGRAPHS

T A B L E -18.4

Telephone Facilities in A & N Islands

Year Telephone Extensions Telephone Connections Exchanges

1 985-86 1128 174 8

1'986-87 1358 189 8

1987-88 1402 176 S

1 <988-89 1425 179 9

1989-90 2023 280 10

195 POST & TELEGRAPHS

TABLE - 18.5

Region Wise Telephone Connections (N q s .)

Telephone Connections Region Govt. Private Total Extensions ' Port Blair 1016 676 1692

Brichgunj 20 3 23 1 254

Wimberlygurij 28 13 41

Rangat 33 11 44 11: 7 3 . Mayabunder 26 1 27 11: D igiipur 19 14 3<3^ 35

'I Car Nicobar 63 10 73

Nancowrie 20 3 23 > 172 Campbell Bay 47 5 52

Lapathy 12 3 15 j

196 POST & t e l e g r a p h s

TABLE - 18.6

Telephone cpimections in Port Blair Municipal Area (Nos.)

Year Govt. Private Total Extensions

1985-86 619 275 894 157

1986-87 697 402 1099 174

1987-88 713 393 1106 161

1988-89 716 402 1118 164

1989-90 1016 676 1692 254

197 POWER

TABLE - 19.1

Electricity Installed Ciapadtr*& Generation Ih A & N Islands

■ InBtalted GeneratiiSn' Year Capacity (tn-K.W.) (in K.W.H.) n'S 1985-86 10955 215,24,059

1986-87 13902 254,31,394

1987-88 15766 295,35,285

1988-89 15189.4 326,98,197

1989-90 15546.5 351,08,135 POWER

TABLE - 19.2

Disirici wise instaiiea capacity and Generation

District Installed Capacity Generation

(K.W.) (K .W .tt.)

Andamans 13708 31715212

Nicobars i8 3 l5 3392923

’.r, ■ A K Islands 15546.5 35108135

190 POWER

TABLE - 19.3

Monthwise Electricity Generation in Headquarter Area Generation (K.W.H.)

Months 1988-89 f989-90

A pril 208069$ 2082984 May 1937316 2047760 June 1780627 1957222" July 19311^7 1981371 August 1921817 2188787 September 1828226 .21J4902 October 2001877 2221195 November 1858132 1735059 December 1919235 2235803 January 1970659 2192763 February 1777054 2085601 March 1975692 2157552

Total 22982498 25000999

200 POWER

T A B L E 19.4

Months ise Electricity Generation in Rural Area

Generation (K.W.H.) Months 1988-89 1989-90

April 766166 791850 May 804547 798892 June 817231 794780 July 773502 849657 August 822251 858418 September 797344 S87467 October J44386 922020 November 781100 777306 December 795211 865179 January 880060 868883 February 735876 810420 March 898025 882264

Total 9715699 10107136

201 POWER

TABLE - 19.5

Electricity Consumption in A & N Islands (K.W.H.)

Year Consumption

1985-86 175,65,667

1986-87 203,75,534

1987-88 252,39,056

1988-89 285,17,767

1989-90 296,28,965 POWER

TABLE - 19.6

Monthwlse Electricity Consumption in Headquarter Area

Consumption (K.W.H.) Montlis 1988-89 1989-90

April 1452102 1458377 May 1420741 1409239 June 1400206 1342414 July 1399689 1421018 August 1405864 1535949 September 1449724 1507147 October 1505967 1546379 November 1476887 1512887 December 1478317 1457562 January 1471631 1588116 February 1389075 1536433 March 1382089 1494990

Total 17232292_ 17810511

203 POWER

TABLE - 19.7

Monthwise Electricity Consumption in Rural Area

■ rinramnraa Cortstrmption (K .W .H ) M tmths 19g9-90

A prii *67836 %€9m M ay 864681 950888 Juoe m m 956276 July ^>52953 970042 August 91920I 1008503 September 907878 964575 October 1050587 1013196 November 969931 1020087 DeeeniBcr 993190 1027080 987837 Felrfwify m 3 ^ 6 1006825 March 916196 979043

T6tal 11285475 11818454

204 POWER

TABLE - 19.8

El ectricity Consumers in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

NoI. of Consumers as on Name of Tahsil 31-3-87 31-3-88 31-3-89 31-3-90

Port Blair 15377 15533 17046 18197

Ferrargunj 4540 4711 19468 4535

Rangat 3891 5217 5896 6249 Mayabunder J

D iglipur 1688 2190 2184 2322

Car Nicobar 1251 1326 1396 1452

Nancowrie 1676 1951 2159 2225

Total 28423 30928 48149 34980

205 POWER TABLE - 19.9 Sectorwise Electricity Consumption for 1989-90 in & N Islands ...... -I'. ■■... !J!" ■■■ r II i — Dome- Hon- Ii^dus- Street Public Misce- Region Stic Domestic trial Light Water llaneous Total Works 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Fort Blair 8260917 8508396 4195706 965440 _ 172726 22103185 Sita Nagar 557956 298601 56898 50680 112675 17746 1694556 Rangat 1216761 679081 252620 53197 6102Q 21641 2284320

Neil Inland 76394 34837 — 6S50 '300 87 118468

Havelock 71708 53875 ——— 3006 128589

Baratatig 129080 96935 — 4195 — 112 230322

Long Island 84121 60485 2103 8985 — 2792 158486

Little Andaman 276338 431749 36063 57292 — 24!€8 825550 Car Nicobar 679570 574768 46395 67978 31953 11710 1412374

Kamorta 113957 92454 7200 — 4297 217908 1 2- 3, 4 5 6 ? g

Champion 26092 14955 ___ 2400 ___ __ 43447

Kakana 8577 2950 — 1800 — 13327

Pilpilo 14686 2711 _ 700 —— 18097 Katchal 151791 116945 5410 9400 4000 ’930 289476 Ca^pbjpll Bay 249739 253659 29G65 15000 JHI)0 620^ 5^779

Chowra 35365 4800 — 2400 —— 42565

Teressa 20170 8680 — 2400 — — ■ 31250

Tapong 5510 —— 1800 — — 7310

Paschimsagar 4186 1659 — — 75 5920

Smith Island 4393 543 — 797 — — ' 5733

Kishorinagar H752 2807 — 2428 — 418 20405

Kondul 222 127 — 62 — 411

Mohanpur 5921 189 — 729 —— 6839 Pullobhabi 5045 603 — —— — 5648

Total 12013251 11241809 4624260 126-1733 221058 266854 29628965 POWER TABLE - 19.10 Monthwise & Sectorwise Electricity Consumption in H .Q . Area 1989-90

Non Public Month Dome­ Dome- Indus- Water Street Mi see- Total stic stic trial Works Light llaneous

April 536070 615341 212927 — 68408 25631 1458377 May 513352 606156 212032 — 69726 7973 1409239 June 509868 580857 176130 — 69091 6468 1342414 July 497745 595820 251502 — 69557 6394 1421018 August 555416 627038 276291 — 70016 7188 1535949 September 534682 663881 229190 — 72890 6504 1507147 October 521446 654181 269393 — 94220 7139 1546379 November 537673 650319 247362 — 70169 7364 1512887 December 505431 642407 233109 — 70359 6256 1457562 January 529013 647573 323754 — 79631 8145 1588116 February 536769 662463 261083 — 69599 6519 1536433 March 519658 648838 249785 — 71605 5104 1494990 Total 6297123 7594874 2942558 — 875271 100685 17810511 POWER

Table - l9.il Sectorwise Electricity Consumption in Rural Area 1989-90

Non Public Month Dome- Dome Indus­ Water Street Misoell- Total S tic Stic trial Works Light aneous April 455460 291439 165586 16010 26676 11759 966930 May 440228 289462 160695 16463 29714 14326 950888 June 447273 286178 161166 16428 31120 M i ll 956276 July 464260 303092 137154 18781 32128 14627 970042 August 482801 301421 159950 17025 31106 16200 1008503 September 467014 301296 132137 17427 33432 13269 964575 October 499405 308659 138193 16955 32592 17387 1013196 November 501602 299917 151798 20175 34166 12429 1020087 December 489606 318571 153324 21010 33739 10830 1027080 January 483304 30621 101642 21209 33707 13526 684009 February 498621 319223 120294 20066 33550 15071 1006825 March 486554 326056 99758 19509 34532 12634 979043 Total 5716128 3375935 1681702 221058 386462 166169 11547454 POWER

T A B L E -19.12

Electrification of Villages

Number of Villages Electrified as on Tahsil 31-3-86 31-3-87 31-3-88 31-3-89 31-3-90

Port Blair 64 73 80 83 85

Ferrargunj 70 76 77 80 80

Rangat 54 57 66 61 65

Mayabunder 22 27 38 57 58

Diglipur 26 28 37 38 39

Car Nicobar 16 16 16 16 16

Nancowrie 39 50 83 124 148

Total 291 327 397 459 491

210 RO A D S

TABLE -20.1

Road Length in A & N Islands

Roads in Year Black Topped Others Progress (Km s)

1985-86 710 30 12

1986-87 722 25 15

1987-88 733 48 64

1988-89 751 34 60

1989-90 783 27 35

211 ROADS

TABLE - 20.2

Important Roads in A & N Islands - 1989-9a

Length Region Name of Roads (tCms)

South Andaman Trunk Road 110 Roads in Port Blair 77 H .Q . Area. Other Roads Outside 129 Port Blair. Havelock Other Roads 7 Baratang Trunk Roads 25 Other Roads 2 M iddle Andaman Trunk Koads 116 Other Roads 53 North Andaman Trunk Roads 22 Other Roads 46 Little Andaman Other Roads 28 Car Nicobar Circular Roads 45 Other Roads 8 Katchal Other Roads 23 Kamorta Other Roads 3 Great Nicobar Other Roads 87 Long Island Other Roads 2 212 ROADS

TARLE • 2(U

Length of Andaman Trunk Roads

Period ' Roads Completed (Kins.)

U p to 31-3-85 250 r.m Up to 3L-3-86 25a

Up to 3J[->87 250

U p to 3^r3"88 231.

U jjto 3|^3-89 250.

U p to 31-3-90 273

4 3 . SOCIAL WELFARE

TABLE -21.1

Welfare Extension/Border Area Projects

As on Item 31-3^7 31-3-88 31-3-89 31-3-90

Project impleme­ nting coratsittees 5 5 5 5

Centres 25 25 25 25

Sanctioned staff 114 103 105 99

Beneficiaries 1151 1161 1230 1049

214 s o c ia l w e l f a r e TABLE - 21.2 Grant-in-Aid Sactioned

SI. No. Item U nit 1988-89 1989-90 1 2 3 4 5 A. GRANr-IN-AID (i) Institutions (No.) 77 71 (ii) Amount (Rs) 2,96,861 3,57,OCO (iii) Beneficiaries (No.) 2083 1994 B. CRECHE (i) Centre (No.) 40 40 (ii) Amount (Rs.) 5.45,289 5,29,830 (iii) Beneficiaries (No.) 1050 1050 C. s o c i o e c o n o m i c PROGRAMME 1. (i) Dairy Units (No.) 47 49 (ii) Amount (Rs.) 25,22,140 26,89,100 (lii) Beneficiaries (No.) 770 810 2. (i) Goatary Units (No.) 6 6 (ii) Amount (Rs.) 2,03,880 2,03,880 (iii) Beneficiaries (No.) 100 100 3. (i) Self Employment Units (N o.) 15 18 1 ,2 ,3 4 5 (li) 'AmQUot (I^s.) 2.30^000 2,80^0 (iii) 3 Benefieiaries (No.) '*230 2£0 4. (i) Spjpes Cultivation (No.) 7 7 v^mqwt (Rs.) IT,500 i7>5oo ((iii) vBeQefjciaries (JVo.) 70 70 5. (i) Small Scale Units (Ho.) 4 4 (ii) A m o unt (Rs.) 1,68,910 163,910 (Hi) Beneficiaries X,No-) ‘44 „44 6. (i) PoiiHry Unit

TABLE - 21.3

Institutions benefited by State Social Welfare Advisory Board

A m o i^t Amount Balwadies Cr^ft; of grapt of grant Nursjejy Centra Crcche Year Institu­• sanctio­ released Pre prim ­ tions ned ary schools Benefi- Bejnefi- Benefi- ■vj Rs. Rs. No. ciaries No. c itie s No., ciaries 1 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10

1985-86 105 4.14AQ 3,61,823 82 3254 73 llj28 - -.V

1986-87 105 3,40,000 3,68,902 79 2900 67 1Q64 _ — 1987-88 98 3,87,500 3,55,627 98 2752 92 11|59 1988-89 77 9,05,131 8i,4?,t42 32 1107 57 SK76 40 1050 1989-90 71 3,57,000 3,45,2^ i m i 5? 8j46 40 1050 SOCIAL WELFARE

TABLE - 21.4 1 ' Enrolment in Seva Niketan Port Blair

Year Boys Girls Total

1985-86 53 22 75

1986-87 47 27 74

1987-88 49 26 75

1988-89 39 27 66

1989-90 , 50 28 78 TOURISM

TABLE - 22.1

Places of Tourist Interest

Name Area

1 2 HllSTORICAL PLACES:- Cellular Jail National Memorial South Andaman Sahid Bedi South Andaman Ross Island South Andaman Viper Island South Andaman BEACHES;- Carbyn’s Cove South Andaman North Bay South Andaman W^ndoor South Andaman Loha Bari South Andaman Have Lock South Andaman Cinque Island South Andaman Neil Island South Andaman Jolly Buoy Island South Andaman Ross Island South Andaman Long Island M iddle Andaman Guitar Island North Andaman Smith Island North Andaman Table Island N orth Andaman 219 1

CREEKS:- W rightmyo South Andaman Baratang South Andaman Utfara Middle A ndaman Yeratta MMdie Andaman Kalighat TVrnth AflTJattxaTi Farangara North- Andaman TREKKING;- N4oun4i Harriet South Andaman Saddle Peak North Andaman MUSeUM, EMPORIUM Etc:- ARthropological Museum Port Blair Cottage Industries Emporium Port Blair Khjedi Oi'amodyog Emporium Port Blair Fisheries Museum Port Blair Forest Museum Port Blair GA(R!0ENS/PARKS:- Haddo Zoological Garden Port Blair Marina Park Port Blair

O T H E R a TTR\CTIONS> Chidiyatapu South Andaman Agricultural Farm. Si ppj-glx-at / J i r k at an g South Andaman

220 TOURISM

TABLfci - 22.2

Govt. Guest Houses in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Type Location Tahsil

1 2 3

MAINTAINED BY A.P.W.D. Circuit House Haddo Port Blair Tourist Home Haddo Port Blair Megapode Nest Haddo Port Blair Nicobari Cottage (2Nos) Haddo Port Blair Guest House No. II Haddo Port Blair Tourist Accomodation behind guest house No. I Haddo Port Blair Tourist Home Marine Hill Port Blair Guest House Carbyn’s Cove Port Blair Guest House Neil Island Port Blair Inspection Bungalow H ut Bay Port Blair Guest House Ferrargunj F errargunj Guest House W right Myo Ferrargunj Guest House Rangat Rangat Guest House Kadamtala Rangat Inspection Bungalow Baratang Rangat Rest House Betapur Rangat

221 .... I 2

Guest House Mayabunder Mayabunder Rest Hou^e Kalighat ^ayabunder Rest House Kishor inagar Mayabunder Rest House S i s i t e . D igjipur Kest Aerial Bay D iglipur Gue;st House Car-Nicobar Car Nicobar Circuit-House Car Nicobar Car Nicobar Annexure (for dass I I I staff) Malaca Car Nicobajr Guest House kam orta Nancowry Guest-House Katchal Nancowry Guest House Gampbell Bay Nancowry Circuit House CJampbell Bay. Nancowry Inspection-Bungalow Nancowry MAINTAINED BY DEPTT. g u e s t H0U SE5. Chiri-yatapu South Andaman Port Blair Nilambur Baratang* Port Blair Wandoor South Andaman Ferrargunj Mpunt 'Harriet South Andaman I*errargunj Lqng IsJand Middle Andaman Rangat Elphinstpne Harbour Middle Andaman Rangat Bakultal^ Mictdle Andaman Rangat Aerial fl^y. North Andaman Diglipur

222 TOURISM

T A*LB - 2a.3

IndlaxL Airlioes • Calcutta/Port Blair Schedule

Item Particulars

Aircraft Boeing 737

Faght Number (Calcutta/Port Blair) IC 285/237;

D a^s QX Op^Qr^^tjpn, Monday j Thursday/Saturday

D'Cparture from Calcutta 0540 Hrs.

Airrival at Port Blair 0740 Hrs.

Flight Number [Port Blair/Calcutta) IC-286/288

Days of Operation Monday/Tuesday/ Thursday /Saturday

[>©pax^ufeirQm.PQJtflaw 0820 Hrs./103a.Hrs. (Mon)

\rrival at Calcutta 1020 Hrs./1230 Hrs. (Mon)

225- TOURISM

TABLE - 22.4

Indian Airlines - Madras/Port Blair Schedule

Item Particulars

Aircraft Boeing 737

Flight Number (Madras/Port Blair) IC 549

Days of Operation Tue/Wed/Friday/Sunday

Departure from Madras 0540 Hrs./0630Hrs.(Tues >

Arrival at Port Blair 0745 Hrs./0815 Hrs. (Tues.)

Flight Number [Port Blair/Madras] IC 550

Days of Operation Tue/Wed/Friday/Sunday

Departure from Port Blai r 0825 Hrs./0915 Hrs. (Tue;)

Arrival at Madras 1025 Hrs./1120 H i s . (Tue)

224 TOURISM

TABLE-22.5

Indian Airlines - Calcufta/Car Nicobar (V ia .) Port Blair Schedule

Particulars

Aircraft Boeing 737 Flight Number [Calcutta/Car Nicobar] 287 Day of Operation Monday Departure from Calcutta 054d Hrs. Arrival at Port Blair 0740 Hrs. Departure from Port Blair 0810 Hrs. Arrival at Car Nicobar 0S50 Hrs. Flight Number [^ar Nicobar/Calcutta] 288 Departure from Car Nicobar 0910 Hrs. Arrival at Port Blair 1000 Hrs. Departure from Port Blair 1030 Hrs. Arrival at Calcutta 1230 Hrs.

225 TOURISM

TABLE - 22.6

Indian Airlines • Traffic Rates

Route Single Excess Sector Length Fare Baggage [Kms] [Rs.] [Rs. I>er Kg]

Calcutta/Port Blair 1320 2054 18.00

J/2623 17.65 Calcutta/Delhi 1362| Y/2017 17.65

J/3123 21.05 Calcutta/Bombay 16861 Y/2404 ' 21.05

Calcutta/Madras 1412, 2110 18.50

Madras/Port Blair 1365 2073 18.15

226 TOURISM TABLE - 22.7 Passenger Fares for Mainland/Islands Shipping Services

Class of Fare per Name of Ship Accomodation Berth t 2 3

M V. H A R S H A V A R D H A N a Deluxe Cabin Rs. 837.00 First Class Cabin Rs. 769.50 Second Class ‘A’ Grade Rs. 583.50 Second Class ‘B’ Grade Rs. 532.50 A/c Bunk Rs. 125.00 M.V.AKBAR Deluxe Cabin Rs. 837.00 Fi'st Class Cabin Rs. 750.00 A.C. Dormafory Class Rs. 375.00 Special Bunk(NonA/c) Rs. 125.00 Ordinary Bunk (NonA /c) Rs. 86.25 M.V. N A JD II First Class Cabin Rs. 583.50 Second Class Cabin Rs. 583.50 Sofa Seats Rs. 125.00 Floor Sitting/ Sleeping Space Rs. 100.00 M.V. NAJD III First Class Cabin Rs. 583.50 Second Class Cabin (A/c) Rs. 375.00 Reclining Chair/Sofa Rs. 125,00

227 TOURISM

TABLE - 22.8

Distance by Sea between Important Places sr.lvptr, : .■) r . » ; Distance From Jo (Nautical Miks)

1' 2 3

Port Blair Diglipur 100 Pbrl Blair Maydbiinder 85 Port BiJiir 50 Port Blair tong Island 46 Port Blair ka^l6i5fe'''‘ 21 p'oVt Blaif Oralkatcha 35 Port Blair Wraftercreec^ 27 Pdi t 'felair Long Island ^ via) Oralkatcha 45 Port Blair Mayabunder(via)Long Island 74 Port Blair Mayajbunder-(via) Havelock 75 Port Blair pttle Andanian 66 Port Blair Car Nicobar 150 Port Blair Nancondani' 140 Port Bla.ir N&ncowrfe' 235 Port pjair Nancowrid(via) Car Nicobar 230 Port Blair Barren IslAtad 75 Port B3air h eil 'Tsl'artd'"" 20 Port Blair Baratang 35

2^8 1 2 3 Port Blair Kadamtala (Uttara Jetty) 50 Port Blair East Island 120 Port Blair Katchal 228 Port Blair Campbell Bay 294 Port Blair South Bay (Great Nicobar) 300 Car Nicobar Teressa 55 Car Nicabar Chowra 45 Car Nicobar Katchal 80 Car Nicobar Nancowrie 82 Car Nicobar Campbell Bay 155 Nan cowrie Kondul 50 Nancowrie WB Katchal 20 Nancbwrie Pulomilb 35 Nancowrie NB Katchal 15 Nancowrie East Island 75 Narcondom Diglipur 7 Narcondom Mayabunder 85 Narcondom North Sentinal 198 Narcondom Hut Bay 200 Teressa Nancowrie 30 Campbell Bay Kondul 30 Kondul Pulomilo 20 Barren Island Mayabunder 66 Barren Island Long Island 55 Barren Island Nancowrie 255

i f Nautical Mile = 1852.000 Mtrs. ] Ordinary Mile = 1609.344 Mtrs.

229 TOURISM TABLE - 22.9 Passenger Fares for Inter Island/Fore Shore Ferry Services

Deluxe Ordinary Bunk/Sp Deck Cabin Cabin Deck Revised Revised Revised Revised From To Fare Fare Fare Fare 1 2 3 4 5 6

1. SOUTHERN GROUP OF ISLANDS Port Blair Hut Bay 73.00 36.00 15.50 9.00 Port Blair Car Nicobar 145.00 72.50 31.25 18.25 Port Blair Katchal 122.50 111.25 47.75 27.75 Port Blair Nancowrie 222.50 111.25 47.75 27.75 Port Blair Campbell Bay 294.75 147.50 65.75 40.75 Hut Bay Car Nicobar 72.50 36.25 15.50 9.00 H ut Bay Nancowrie 165.50 82.75 36.25 24.00 Hut Bay : Campbell Bay 238.25 119.00 54.50 35.00 1 2 3 4 5 6

Car Nicobar Teressa 67.75 34.00 14.50 8.50 Car Nicobar Katchal 96.50 48.25 20.75 12.25 Car Nicobar Nancowrie 93.25 46.50 20.75 13.00 Car Nicobar Campbell Bay 165.50 82.75 39.00 26.00 Nanisowri® Pillomillow 46.50 23.25 10.50 7.75 Nancowrie Campbell Bay 72.50 36.25 18.25 13.00 Pilldmillow Kondul 26.00 13.00 7.75 5.25 Katchal Nancowri# 20.25 10.25 5.50 2.75 Teressa Katchal 40.50 21.75 9.50 5.50 Nancowrie Teressa 63.75 32.00 14.75 8.00 Nancowrie Chowra 67.75 34.00 15.25 8.50 Nancowrie Kondul 72.50 36.25 18.25 13.00 Nancowri® Diring 43.50 21.75 9.50 5.50 Naneowri* Pilpillow 43.50 21.75 9.50 5.50 1 2 3 4 5 6

11. MIDDLE AND NORTHERN GROUP OF ISLANDS

Port Bldir Baratang — 15.25 — 4.00 Port Blair Kadamtala — 22.75 ~ 6.00 Port Blair Long Island — 25.25 — 6.50 Port Blair Strait Island — 25.25 — 6.50 Fort Blair Rangat Bay — 30.75 14.00 8.00 Port Blair Neil Island — 13.00 6.00 3.50 Port Blair Havelock — 15.25 7.00 4.00 Port Blair Mayabunder 100.50 50.25 22.75 13.00 Port Blair Diglipur 131.00 65.50 29.75 17.00

Baratang Kadamtala — 8.00 — 2.00 Baratang Long Island - 10.00 — 2.75 Bara( ang Rangat Bay — 18.00 — 4.75 Kadamtala Long Island — 2.75 — 1.35 Kadamtala Rangat Bay — 11 50 — 3.00 LoDg Island Rangat Bay — 8.75 4.00 2.25 Long Island Mayabunder — 25.25 11.50 6.50 1 Long Island D iglipur 40.0(0 18.25 10.50 Rangat Bay Mayabundw^ 21.0D 9.50 5.50 Rangat 0ay D iglipur 36.25' 16.50 9.50 Neil Havelocks 10.50^ 5.25 3.00 M^yabuffder 0iglipur' 30.75 15.35 7.00 4.00 Hetl rsliuid: I;ong Isltod 26.50 12.0b 7.00 Heil Isltoitt Raii^at fey 29.75 13.50 7.75 Nl- I^eil U l^nd M^ayabundesr 48.00 21.rs 11.75 Neil Fslknd- Diglipur' 62.50 28.25 16.00 Havelock Long Island 20.25 9.25 5.25 Havelock Rangat Bay 28.36 12.50 6.50 Havelock Maj{abunder 45.50 20.50 11.75 Havelock 60.25 27.25 15.50

i f Based^on the H^b'our Ferry Bcwt^fan plyrast>ttwe«n Kadamtala Yerettat, Note ^ee bagg^'allowance: TOURISM

TABLE-22.10

Passenger Fares for Harbour Ferry Services

From To Ferry Rate(Rs.)

1 2 3

PORT BLAIR HARBOUR FERRY SERVICES;- Fisheries Jetty/ Phoenix Bay Jetty Hope Town .30 Bambooflat .55 Haddo/Chatham Jetty .80 Dundas Point/Viper Island 1.10 Junglighat/Mithakari 1.80 Haddo Jetty/ Chatham Jetty Dundas Point .30 Viper Island .30 Junglighat .70 M ithakari .55 Hope Town Bambooflat .30 Haddo/Chatham Jetty .55 Dundas Point .80 Viper Island .80 Junglighat 1.35 M ithakari i.ro

234 1 2 3

Viper Island/Dundas Point Junglighat .80 Dundas Point Mithakari .30 Junglighat Mithakari .80 MAYABUNDER HARBOUR FERRY SERVICES Mayabunder Kalighat 1.10 Parangara 2.15 Bajota 1.10 Hanspuri 2.15 AERIAL BAY HARBOUR FERRY SERVICE Aerial Bay Sagar Dweep 2.00 Gandhi Nagar (short route. 2.00 Sagar Dweep Gandhi Nagar 2.00 Aerial Bay Santi Nagar 4.00 NANCOWRIE HARBOUR FERRY SERVICES Kamorta Champion .80 KADAMTALA -YERETTA FERRY SERVICES Kadamtala Long Island 1.35 Long Island Yeretta 1.00 Yeretta Kadamtala 2J5 Uttara Jetty Gandhighat .80

23S TOURISM

T A IL E -22A i

Distance b f ttnad and Bus Fares

From To Distance t^are (Km.) tRs.J

Poft Blair lbs Terminus Jirkating 64 5.60 Bamboofl^t Jetty 46 4.60 WariSbol 30 2.90 Wimbertygtinj 42 4.20 j . . 24 2.30 Cl^idiyat^pu 23 T irw 36 Pundas PQint 32 Namlmdftfiiir 30 m G&buldEB 20 2.50 Pdrthidttt 24 2.30 ^ippigh^ 14 1.40 Garacharma JQ 4.00 Tyjbr'^bad 10 1.20 jl.00 c & r 15 f.40 B&ri^at Lifig 10 i M jSphool Lipe 6 0»60 Snfdi>df School 5 O.§0 Dairy Firih Village 5 O o 0.50 “ n is v 1 .0.50 lafiaa 5 0.50 Middle Strait 90 9.80

i i i s TOURISM

TABLE - 22.12

Taxi Fares

■DIstaQQe Taxi kate il^s.) I-/. r ' *

First Km. Rs* 6/-

Every additional Km* R5« 3/”

Waiting Charges (Per Hour) Rs. ,10/-

Luggage Qharges for 45 Kgs. NU

For evcQT additional 25 Kgs. or t. ' -■ part there of Rs. 2.50

237 TOURISM

T A B L E -22.13

Foreign Tourist Arrivals In Andamans

Year No

1985-86 2635

1986-87 2711

1987-88 3529

1988-89 2438

1989-90 2392

23« TOURISM

TABLE - 22.14

Arrival of Domestic Tourists

Year No

1985-86 20942

1986-87 31591

1987-88 33851

1988-89 35062

1989-90 39967

239 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

TABLE -2S.1

Motor Vehicles in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Matoi.. Car Qjjcles/ & . . . Y Year -Scoot&rs/ Lorries Taxies Buses Jeejw Others Mopeds

1985-86 1»39 680 115 1 2 1 595 320

1986-87 2297 845 123 172 1208 50

1987-88 2972 882 123 164 1340 383

1988-89 3620 920 123 188 1096 412

1989-90 5539 865 123 189 1Q7L 503

240 transport and communications

TABLE - 23.2

JSew Registration of Motor Vehicles in Andaman and Nicobaf felandfl

New Registration During Moitor V«Jiieles 1985-86 1986^87 1987-88 88-89 89-90

M otor Cydies 119 132 2 0 1 266 2 2 0

Scooters 10 0 199 353 582 1089

Cars 56 48 78 78 115

Jeeps 30 2 1 54 43 57 ■ -...... Vehicles of Public Con veyance It 24 — 24 28

Goods Vehicles 53 41 52 38 37

Other Vehicles 23 18 63 29 49

Tota 1 392 483 801 1060 1595

241:; TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

TABLE - 23.3

Driving Licences in Andaman A Nicobar Islands

Driving Licences Road Tax and other Year Issued (Nos) Fees Realised(Rs.)

1985-86 761 1,87,148

1986-87 753 2,54,323

1987-88 674 2,66,1.‘ 6

1988-89 651 3,32,921

1989-90 877 3,49,471

242 t r a n s p o r t a n d communications

TABLE - 23.4

Motor Tranaport in AndamaD & Nicobar Islands

Sl.No. Item 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

1 . Buses owned by State Transport Department 89 113 106 116 137 2. Buses on Road 59 78 75 78 89 3. N o. of Routes operated 98 10 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 4. Route Length (Kms) 1975 1984 1984 1993 2034 5. DistanceCovered(Km in‘000’) 3259 3648 4114 4215.04 450.0351 6 . Average daily Km. Travelled 9844 9995 11239 11548 12330 7. Revenue Receipts (Rs .in ‘000’ ) 8,030 8,004 9,170 9,474 120,05,395 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

TABLE - 23.5

Biises F^Jyiug iil Different Stations

SI. No. BQseis (No^)______Name of ^.T.S. Stations 1987-88 T988-85 1989-90

]. Pcfrt Bf»ir 59 32 38

2 . WimberJygunj 9 9 1 1 3. Batatanf: 1 2 2 4. Havelock 1 1 1 5. Rangat 10 9 9 6 . Mayabu“6 der 5 5 6 7. DiglipuF 5 6 7 8 . Hut Bay 4 4 4 9; CtHT Nicobar 4 4 4 1 0 . Kittohal 3 2 2 1 1 . CsumpbeM Bay 4 4 5

Total 7^. . (78 89

244 TRANSPORT ANB OOMMUNlCATi^NS

TABLB-23.6

Na¥i^tioi»4i AWs A«Klaw^a ^ ?jiiQOb«r Isjlapds

Navigational Ajds No.

Light Houses 2 0

Racons 2

Radio Beacons 2

LOCAL NAVIADS

Unlighted Buoys 6

Lighted Buoys 4

Lighted Beacons 15

Racons 2

Port Signal Stations N il

245 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

TABLE - 23.7

Voyage Performed by Mainland/Island Ships

No. of Voyages Made

Name of Ship 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

PASSENGER-CUM-CARGO SHIPS

1. M.V. Andaman 18 9 19 —

2. M.V. Harshavardhana 23 2 2 23 35

3. T.S.S. Nancowrie 2 0 16 9 —

4. M .V . Akbar 1 1 ——

5. M .V. N a jd - II — ★25 37 51

6 . M.V. Najd - III -— 23 60

CARGO SHIPS

1. M.V. Diglipur 6 7 9 — i f June 1987

246 TRANSPORT AND CX)MMUNICATI0NS

TABLE - 23.8

Passenger Traffic by Sea Between Mainland and Islands

No. of Passengers Year Embarked Disembarked Total

1985-86 40706 47695 88401

1986-87 46603 56810 103413

1987-88 56791 64587 121378

1988-89 45215 51608 96823

1989-90 51261 41711 92972

247 TRANSPORT AND COMMUMlCATIONS

TABLE - 23.9

Cargo Traffic by Sea; Mainland and Islands (In n w n

Y w r Imports Exjjwufts TotftI

19^^86 8 ^ ,4 2 6 ^,4 J0 1^45,056

1986-^7 46,689 43,U 2 89,34i

J987-88 ^#,523 4^,

J988«89 45,^96 1^,166

1989-90 29,461 « , ^ 4 94.0^5

2 4 8 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS T A B L E -23.10 Passenger Traffic by Foreshore/Inter Islaads/ Harbour Ferry Services

Passengers Carried (Round Voyage) Route 1988-89 1989-90 A. FORESHORE SERVICES Port Blair — Baratang 29667 30848 Port Blair — Kadamtala 28411 29684 Port Blair — Long Island 9746 11305 Port Blair — Neil Island 25587 31752 Port Blair — Havelock 23794 30667 Port Blair — Strait Islands 327 384 Port Blair — Elphinstion Hr. 245 _ Port Blair — Rangat 45726 54091 Kamorta — Teressa 2935 362 Kamorta — Kondul 240 279 Kamorta • Pillomillow 301 347 Kamorta Chowra 408 474 B. INTER ISLAND SERVICES Port Blair — Mayabunder 18079 22731 Port Blair — Diglipur 24294 27648 Port Blair — Hut Bay 24I5I 29532 Port Blair ■ Car Nicobar 13838 21567 Port Blair — Katchal 5778 8761 Port Blair — Kamorta —— Port Blair — Campbell Bay 13509 16805 Port Blair Nancowrie 8485 10672 Port Blair Pilomillow 96 1 1 2 Port Blair — Kondul 216 204 Port Blair Chowra 324 378 Port Blair — Teressa 181 214 Total 276338 328817 249 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS T A B L l - 23.11 Cargo Traffic by Foresliore/Inter Island/ Harbour Services [In MT]

Cargo Carried (Round Voyages) Route 1988-89 1989-90 A. FORESHORE SERVICES Port Blair to Baratang 2225 2271 -do- to Kadamtala 1-738 18?9 -do- to Long Island 1349 13S8 -do- to Neil Island 2775 3358 -do- to Havelock 3999 3454 -do- to Elphinstion Hr. 7 -do- to Rangat 8260 84.V4 Kamorta to Teressa 29 27 -do- to Kondul 6 a -do- to Pillomillow 14 16 -do- to Chowra 10 10 B. INTER ISLAND SERVICES Port Blair to Mayabunder 2981 3066 -do- to Diglipur 3009 3436 -do- to H ut Bay 241 2 31Q4 -do- to Car Nicobar 3665 4261 -do- to Katchal 738 837 -do. to Kam orta —— -do- to Campbell Bay 3392 3944 -do- to Nancowrie 878 1 2 1 1 -do- to Pillowmillow 4 7 -do- to Kondul 10 8 -do- to Teressa 1 2 20 Total 37525 mm 250 TRA\NSPORT AND GOMMUNICATIONS

TABLE - 23.12

Cargo handled by Stevedoring Workers at Port Blaif Harbours

Total Cargo Y/ear handled (Tonne)

JS985-»6 72,253

’ 9986-87 57,643

19^8 7-88 94,457

19P88-89 37,525

19J89-90 75,006

2^1 t r a n s p o r t a n d communications

TABLE -23,13

Monthwise Cargo Handled by Stevedoring Workers at Port Blair Harbours

Cargo Handled (Tonne) Months Inward Outward Total

A pril 1989 2521^ 577 3098^ May 34514 21Al 3726 June 4409J 143 4552i July 7321 824 8145 August 595 l i 402 6353i September 1997J 794| 2792 October 6509 539 7048 November 7007 240 7247 December 10335 344 10679 January 1990 3101 i 135 3236i February 1990 1006li 667 107284 M arch 1990 6455 945 740(j

Total 69121 5885 75006

252 TRMNSPORT TABLE - 23.14

i^jr Tjfaffjf B^t^'een Calcutta/Port Blair & Pfirt Bl9 ir/Calcutta

P^sefigers Freight Mail Carried Yi^ear CjirriQd(.No.) GarVied (Kgs) (Kigs)

H985.86 21,606 2,39,166 67,145

13986-S7 25,469 3,92,677 67,A82

19987^88 24,166 3,42,509 1,25,382

H 988-89 25,797 2,44,837 1,15,968

1198?r90 2 9 ,2 0 6 2,62,409 1,07,251

m . TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

T A B L E -23.15

Air Traffic Between Madras/Port Blair & Port Blair/Madras

Passengers Freight Mail Carried Year Carried Carried (Kgs) (N o.) (Kgs)

1985-86 22951 303218 23591

1986-87 26672 341774 31391

1987-88 24524 401366 40’81

1988-89 287S5 370318 49570

1989-90 27737 389839 70102

254 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

T A B L E -23.16

Programme Composition of A IR Port Blair 1989-90

Frequency : K hz 648 Metres 438.5 Reception ; 65 Km Range (Radio) Primary Service

Broadcasting Time Type of Progranjme H R S MTS

1 . Music (Including classical, Folk, Light, devotional music) 1708 19 2. Talks / Discussions 303 23 3. Drama / Features 2 2 0 2 0 4. Rural Programme 298 24 5. Educational Broadcast 59 1 1 6 . Women 25 51 7. Children 48 05 8 . Youth 87 32 9. Tribal 190 09 10. Armed Forces 176 40 11. Publicity 124 24 12. Others 207 58 13. News 918 25

255 MISCELLANEOUS

TABLE -24..1 Municipalities in A & IN Islands (Vo.)

Items Paticu1atis‘ _ Municipalities 1 Location Port Hair Town

Area (Sq Kms) 4.14

Population within Municipal lim it (1981‘-Census) 4',634 ' n(T? Municinal Members (No.) 15, tk Classification of Members CNo.) (a) Elected (No.) 11 0 !■[ (b) Nominated (No.)

i56 MISCELLA>EOUS

TABLE - 2^.2

Reveme & Expenditure oC Mualcipai Board (Rs.)

Year Revenue Expenditure

1985-86 125,16,123 176,92,599

1986-87 166,31,255 191,63,084

1987-88 180,99,849 284,50,339

1988-89 2,26,24,838 3,03,70*437

1989-90 3,3134971.35 3,2412658.60

25? MISCELLANEOUS

T A B L E -24.3

Entertainment Tax Collected by Municipal Board Port Blair

Year Tax Collected (Rs. 000)

1985.86 34

1986-87 47

1987-88 46

1988-89 48

1989-90

258 MISCELLANEOUJS

TABLE - 24.4

Allotment of House Sites in Andamans Nos./Hectres

House Sites Allotted 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 Tahsil Bene- Area Bene- Area Bene- Area Bene- ; Area ficia- allot- ficia- allot- ficia- allot- ficia- allot- ries ed ries ed ries ed ries ed Port Blair NR NR 92 1.84 112 2.22 273 5.2975 Ferrargunj NR NR 1382 27.70 173 3.46 N il N il Mayabunder NR NR 33 0.59 28 0.56 16 0.32 Rangat 128 2.56 286 5.72 9 0.18 95 4.3226 Diglipur NR NR 1 0.01 29 0.58 5 0.10

Total 128 2.56 1794 35.86 351 7.00 389 10.0401 MISCELLANEOUS

TABLE - 24.5

Loans Sanctioned under t^ow Incoipe Group Housing Scheme

Year Lpans Sgnptioned (Rs.)

1985-86 5,op,000

1986-87 5,0p,000

1987-88 8,50,000

1988-89 9,92,585

1989-90 5,15,767

269 MISCELLANEOUS

TABLE - 24.6

News Papers Published in Andaman & Nicobar Islands as on 31-3-90

Name of the Newspaper Periodicity Language

1 2 3

1. People Crusade Weekly English 2 . Chandi Andaman Quarterly Bengali 3. Dweep Kuthu Fortnightly H indi 4. Andaman Sentinal Weekly English 5. Thamiz Theevel Fortnightly Tamil 6 . The Light of Andaman Weekly English 7. Andaman Jyoti Weekly Telugu 8 . Andaman Express Weekly English 9. A & N Islands Sun Times Weekly 1 0 . Andaman Alai Weekly Tamil Jl. Tamil Gandipaban Weekly Tamil 1 2 3 1 2 . Kalapani Fortnightly Bengali 13. Andaman Elagnar Weekly Tamil 14. Andaman Kural Weekly Tamil 15. Andaman Cheethi Weekly Tamil 16. Andaman Karmachari Monthly English 17. Andaman Bhanukirnaly Weekly Telugu 18. Andaman Dhiravdamani Weekly Tamil 19. Mohans Year Weekly English 2 0 . Andaman Express Daily Tamil 2 1 . Theevee Murasu Fortnightly Tamil 2 2 . Andaman Prabhatham Fortnightly Malayalam 23. Andaman Tamil Malar Monthly T amil 24. Andaman Wave Weekly Tamil

25. Telugu — Telugu 26. Dweepon Ki. Awaz Monthly English/Hindi 27. Bethesda Savi Monthly Tamil 28. Andaman Time — English 29. Information Bulletin Fortnightly English 30. Dweep Manthan Weekly H indi MISCELLANEOUS TABLE - 24.7

Cinema Houses in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

No. of Seats

Name Balcony 1 st 2 nd 3rd 4th Total Class Class Class Class

1. Light House Port Blair 203 - 116 174 261 83 837 2. Mount Batten Port Blair 51 73 145 250 80 599 3. Anand Paradise Port Blair 302 402 215 167 _ 1086' 4. Ellon Cinema Car Nicobar 10 0 300 300 10 0 — 800 MISCELLANEOUS

TABLE - 24.8

Films Exhibited in Cinemas in A & N Islands

Films Shown During Language of Film 1988 1989)f 1390

Hindi/Hindustani 44 89 i04^ English 41 2 1 26 Bengali — 2 Mil Tamil 65 60 1 2 1 Telugu f 2 23 Malayalam 2 2 Mil

Total 153 176 274

★ Provisional Figure

164 MISCELLANEOUS

TABLE - 24.9

Exhibition Organised by Field Exhibition Office

" Year Items 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

No. of Exhibitions organised 19 15 1 2 2 2

No. of Viewers (in Thousand) 860 1185 1060 1400

Men 460 650 530 700

Women 240 430 318 400

Children 160 105 2 1 2 300

265 MISCELLANEOUS

TABLE * 24.10

Distribution of Petroleum Products [In K.L]

H igh Speed Particulars Motor Spirit Diesel

Stocks as on 1st January 1988 1094 2026 1989 580.362 4045.563 1990 946.717 1894.908 Shipment from Mainland during 1987 3551 29884 1988 2715.132 36051.400 1989 3779.900 37264.954 Distribution to Registered Dealer/ Private consumer during 1987 1974 4191 1988 2354.00 5148.31 1989 2658.000 5503.170 Defence/Govt. Departments/ Public Sectors during 1987 796 28731 1988 832,00 28869.08 1989 744.00 34381.10

266 25. AIJ. INDFA STATISTICS

TABLE-25.1 I'ndia^s Economy In Figures — M90

It«jn Unit 1980-81 1987-88 1988-89 I 2 3 4 5

Geographical Area m.sq.km. 3.29 3.29 3.'29 PopuJatian Total m nnon 685 m i , Rural m illion 525 565>f 593-K Urban mi! lion 160 207if 2 l4 ic Birth Rate + Combined per 600 33.9 32.2 34'.3{p) Rural per 0 0 0 35.6 33.7 32.8(p) Urtian per 00 0 27.0 27.4 26.C(p) Death Rate+ Combined per 000 12.5 10.9 10.9(p) Rural per 00 0 13,7 1 2 .0 H.8(p) Urban per 00 0 7.8 7.4 7.5(p) 1 2 3 4 5

National Income Net national product at Re. 000 current prices m illion 1105 2579 3068 at 1980-81 prices Rs. 000 m illion 1105 1500 1666 Increase over previous year percent — 3.5 1 1 . 1 Share in net domestic product (at current prices) Agriculture, forestry and fisheries percent 39.9 32.9 34.6 Mining and manufacturing percent 18.3 19.9 19.3 Per capita income at current prices Rs. 1627 3286 3835 at 1980-81 prices Rs. 1627 1910 2082 Increase over previous year + 4 . percent — 1 .6 9.0 Net Saving (Domestic) rate OO percent 13.5 10.5 1 2 . 1 Net investment (Domestic) rate *# percent 15.2 1 2 .8 15.4 Share of public sector in gross domestic product percent 19.8 27.1 26.4 ...... H.""— 1 2 3 4 •5

f*tfblle 'Re’t'eWie Receipts and Expenditure Rs. ve^ue'^fcecefpts 236U$6 66^1^0 ■fix !fii^#fion 198^16 569^,^6 Non-tax 37,814 96,834 108,950 Public Expenditure Rs. m illion 35^‘i^ l,017ji<^ 1 , 1 ^ 5 I i^efeiice 38,668 131,823 147,970 Ed^^earlioo asd Sci|fice 37,dd5 118,189 139,^f^' KledicaJ' Public health and family i^^Tfare ii,6JiO 53,862 58,72T6 Agriculture, irrigation and 50,872 141,097 160,233 Industry and minerals 17,730 42,059 41,070 Ci-vil works 2 ,8 6 6 9,218 9,141 Agriculture oo f!lerti%a-'§fid^'n 'mfl'froh hcctare i4b 1 2 3 4 5

Area shown more than once m illion hectare 33 iTri^ated area m illion hectare 39 _ _ QonsumptiOH of fertilizers 0 0 0 tonne — Production of foodgrains million tonne UP 140 17,0 S iBdex- of agricultural production (triennium ending 1969-70= 100) ^37.5 H9.8 182.7 Prrmary Agricultural-f--|- Credit Cooperatives Number @ laHln 6,95 0.93(p) 0..93(e) Member sih ip @ m ^U w 57,5 87,3(p) ?Q.O(e) L^Qi^ns advanced (Short and medium terms) Rs. millisH 17,460 38,670 42,140 1 2 3 4 1 Loans overdue (as% outstanding Loans) @ Rs. million 42 41 41 Industry ^ ^dining PfQ^\iction of coal n i- tpnpe 114 179 195 Pgtrpjeum (crude) 0 0 0 tonne 10,461 30,357 32,030 Iron Ore $ m. tonne 41 49 49 Manganese Ore $ 0 0 0 tonne 1,667 1,275 1,295 Mica (crude) $ 0 0 0 tonne 8 4 4 Aluminium (Ingots) $ GOO tonne 185 245 332 Sugar 0 0 0 toflne 4,892 8,761 9.576 Vanaspati 0 0 0 tonne 753 980 996 Tea million Kgs. 580 689 615 Coffee OQO tonne 140 m 167 Cigarettes 0 0 0 lii. pieces .82 62 55 Cotton Cloth 0 0 m. metre 84 1 2 p@@ 98@@ Machine tools Rs. m illion 1,962 4,688 5,919 Footwear (leather and rubbei') m. pair 56 238 236 2 3 4 5 1 ■v

Paper and^pa^er boards 0 6 0 tonne 1,14^ 1 . ^ 2^1 Tyres (cycle, tractor and aero) mt'lll'o’n 28 25 27 'tu'bei (cycle, tractor and aero) nIftfMdn i3 9 f8

Nitrogenous fertilizers OCX) tonne 2,164 5,7i63 6,593

Phosphatic fertilizers obti tonne I,'*l56 f :f i5 2,l3f9 ) s> Paints and varnishes 00 0 tonne 93 320 337 SOstp CK)Q tonne '3^'9 i M l,'4t7 M ife »6s 0 0 0 HK box 4 54 60 jfll te®fie 18.7 $6.9 42.7 I^m isfiy sfbell m. tonne 5.8 8 .8 9.4 fii'dlel *^eygin^s (Stationery ^ype) 000 174 1899 1855 Power di*iven pumps 000 431 516 593 i 2 3 4 5

Sewin® machines 0 00 333 327 238 Doniestic^ refrigerators 0 0 0 ! ; 290 680 946 Electric.jTio.tors 000 H. P. 4,343 4.252 5,314 Blectric lamps m illion 229 302 294 Electrix: fans QOO 4;. 180 6„056 6.456 Radio ceccivars. 00 0 1,734 978 1,046 Raiilway wagons! OOOi 1 2 16 2 1 0 0 0 4,187 6,676 6.673 E}«attichty generated 0 0 0 m.Kwh t l 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 Index of industrial Prodtlciton (1980-81—100) 10 0 166 181 VtHages electrified(^ 0 0 0 272 436 455 Manufacturing. Industries Registered: factories OOOoj 97 S8££ - Produetive capital Rs. 000 m illion 431 890££ 1 2 3 4 5

Workers employed m illion 6 .0 5.8££ — Joint Stock Companies Goveinment and non government companies at work 0 0 0 63 156 177 Paid up Capital Rs. 000 m illion 164 484 (p) 523 (p) Railways Route length @ 00 0 km i 61.2 62.0 62.0 Passenger kilometres m illion 209 269 264 Freight (tonnes km.) 0 0 0 million 158 231 230 Rolling stock in service @ Locomotives 0 0 0 10.9 9.2 8 .8 Passenger coaches 0 0 0 38.3 37.7 37.9 Goods wagons 00 0 T 401 347 346 Net earnings Rs. million 1,040 6,373 6,461 Roads @ Surfaced 00 0 km 683 890(E) — Unsurfaced 0 0 0 km 807 931(E) — I 2 3 4 5

Motor Vehicles on road 0 0 0 5,173 14558(p) 18448(E) Civil Aviation Passenger Kilometers $ International Services million 6,763 9,042 9,538 Internal services million ; 3,917 8 , 1 1 0 8,314 Foreign Tourists S 00 0 800 1 ,5 9 1 ^^ Merchant shipping® Vehicles Number 383 362 378 Gross registered tonnage 0 0 0 5,679 5,469 5,593 Postal and other services@ Post Offices 0 0 0 139 144 145 Telegraph Offices 0 0 0 34 42 45 Telephones 00 0 2,785 4,741 5,113 Newspapers (Dailres and others) in circulation $ million 50.9 57.0 54-87 Prices and money stock Measures Index of whole sale Prices (1970-71 = 100) 257 405 435 1 2 3 4k 5 ... .. f . . . T . . 5 . Ifidbr of consumer prices iud^Stritti^wkjrlc’ef'S'i (1960= 100) 401 736 786(B) Agritiulttira]? labourers (July, 1960*Junev 19613 ^ 100) 395(R) 629(R) 708 Wb^ti non-manual employees (1960 = 100 369 6 6 8$$ 130 Q Mbwey stock measures M s* Ks. 0 0 0 million 554 J.627 l»9^|(p) Foreign Bxchah'ge- Rfefeerves@, Gold Ks‘, m illion 2,256 2,743 2,743(p ) Forqigfi.exchange Rs. million .48)22 !• 6604i6(p) SDRs . niillion S D R ^ 400,5 m i 79l5(p) Foreign),Trade i:K»orts (i Qolud i ns Rifeiieocf) isiHs) Rs. m illion 67,107 156,736 202952(p ) ya¥n'& manufactures 3,300 2,ftl3 24?R(p ) Tfeii 4,255 5,942 5990(p) I ron ore 3,033 5,545 6725(p) 1 1 I 3 4 S

Cotton yarn & fabrics Rs. million 3,049 11,3)5 11313(p) Leather and leather manufactures 3,892 12,508 14,895(p) U.S.SR. 12,263 19,627 26,092 (p) U.S.A. 7,433 29,200 37.363(p) Japan 5,978 16,136 21.623(p) U.K. 3,949 10,154 ll,649(p) Imports Rs. million 125,491 222,437 281,937(p) Machinery other than electric 10,386 45,519 43,709(p) Iron and steel 8,524 13,197 19,373(p) Petroleum (crude and products) and related materials 52,635 40,428 43,740(p ) U.S.A. 15,186 20,017 31,985(p) U.K. 7,310 18,285 24,006(p) Canada 3,323 2,987 4,269(p ) German Federal Republic 6,938 21,586 24,719(p ) U.S.S.R. 10,137 16,078 12.581(p ) (P) Provisional ~ Not available (E) Estimated (R ) Revised. ★ As on 1st March of the year Includes tourists from Pakistan arid l^angladesb ''I . + on Sample Registration System and relate to Calendar y^^rs 1981, 1987,and 1988 respective^. ^ _j_ Estimated with figuces at 1980-81 prices. 90 O C /# * As percent of net ^domestic product markiet prices, ■f-;|;+/oo t)ata relate to Agricultural year July-June, @ As at the end of the year. @@ iBcludcs docentralised sector also £ ]t)ata. relates to March 24, 1989 ££ Relates to 1986-87 $ Data relates to calender year* $$ New series o f Index with base 1984—85 « 100 introduced w.e.f Novejnber 1987. 'Tfie montlhly indices for l4ovember 1987 Nftkrch 19^4— were converted to the,old base of l% 0 .for working out the average index for if^87—88. j(. As on last Friday of March. 0 Index on nifw base (1984—85=100) may be converted fo old base (1960r-100) by multiplying with the old factor 5.32 (B) Based on six months.

Notes : Money stock Measures (M3) includes currency with the public, deposit money of the public and time deposits with banks (ii) Pigures in Section on National Income are based on New Series with 1980— 81 baseand figures for 1988—89 areauick estimate (iii) Figures for 1988—89 are provisional and subject to change. Source : C. S .O ., New Delhi ALL INDIA STATISTICS TABLE - 25.2 Population of India Since 1901 Year Persons Males Females

1901 + 238,337,313* 120,760,506 117,330,453 1911 252,005,470 128,340,309 123,665,161 1921 251,239,492 128,504,733 122,734.759 1931 278,867,430* 142,873,854 135,734,938 1941 318,539,060* 162,622,013 154,632,036 1951 360,950,365 185,456,252 175,494,113 1961 439,072,582 226,208,008 212,864,574 1971 548,159,652 284,049,276 264,110,376 1981 685,184,692 354,397,884 330,786,808 1991 843,930,861 437,597,929 406,332,932 ^The Distribution of population by Sex of Pondicherry for 1901 [1246,356] 1931 [258,628] 1941 [285,001] is not available. The figures for these years are therefore, exclusive of these population as far as distribution by sex is concerned. + . In 1901, sex distribution of Chandinagar [26,831] west Bengal and Gonda [18 810] of Uttar Pradesh is noi available. ALL INDIA STATISTICS

TABLE - 25.3

Population Birth and Death Rates

Birth Rate Death Rate Estimated mid Per 000 population [Per 000 population] Year year Rural Urban Combi­ Rural Urban Com ­ population ned bined (erofes)

1978 64.5 34.3 27.8 33.3 15.3 9.4 14.2 1979 65.9 34.4 28.0 33-2 13.9 8.4 1 2 .8 1980 67.4 35.0 27.6 33.5 13.7 7.8 12.5 1981 68.5* 35.6 27.0 33.9 13.7 7.8 12.5 1989 N .A . 32.2 25.2 30.6 1 1 . 1 7.2 10.3

^ Relates to 1981 Census. Data are provisional and include estimated figures for Assam. Source : Sample, Registration System. ALL IMDIA STATIST! es

T A B L E -25.4

l^opul^tioh of Ifidi'i — Changes in sex ratio,

' '■ ■ - ^--11 ■ . -.-II- Cenfeui Tear Sex. Ratio [Females] per lobo [Males]

1901 972

1911 964

1921 955 t/ 1931 950 . 1941 945

19i5l 946

l? 6 f 941

1971 931

934 o I99I 919

'2 8 2 ALL INDIA STATISTICS

TABLfe-25.5

Expectation of Life ifl tiidia H- Expectation of life at Birth [in years] Period Males Females 1 190i-19ll 2 2 .6 23.3

19.4 20.9 ( ’^V -> - ■ P 1921-1931 35.9 26.6

193,1-1941 32.1 31.4

1941-1951 32.4 31.7

1951-1961 41.9 40.6

47.1 45.6

i;971-1976i- 50.1 43.8

1976-1981 52.6 51.7

^ Projection

283 ALL INDIA STATISTICS TABLE > 25.6

Progress of Literacy in India—1901-91

% o f literate % of literate % of literate Census population to males to total females to Total population males population total females population

K> 1901* 5.36 9.83 069 ■U00 1911* 5.9,2 10.56 1,05 1921* 7.16 12.21 1.81 1931* 9.50 15.59 2.93 195I^<.* 16.67 24.95 ' 7.95 1961 24.02 34.44 12.95 1971 29.48 39.52 18.70 1981 36.23 46.89 24.82 1991 52.11 63.86 39.42

* For Undivided India Excludes J & K . ALL INDIA STATISTICS

TABLE - 25.7 1 Naliopal lncom£ o t India

Nfp.t Nfttional Product Per Capita Income (Rs. in Crores) (Rs.) Year Popplation At Current At 1980-81 At Current At 1980-81* (in Miilioft) PS'ices Prices Prices Price£^__

1980-^1. 679 110484 110484 1627.2 1627.2 1981-82 694 128457 117027 1851.0 1686.3 1982-83 709 141331 119619 1993.4 1687.2' 1983-84; 724- i t m r - 1293^4 i m . r 17jS[^.T 1984-85 739 184273 133972 2493.5 1812.9* 1985-86 755 206419 140647 2734.0 1862.9 1986-87 770 229010 145675 2974.2 1891.9 1987‘-'88- 785 257813 15ttsr3' 32^4!2 1 9 /8 .1 1988-89 807 306800. 166600- 3835.0 2082.0

Source-- CSO, Govt.' oMndia ALL INDIA STATISTICS

TABLE - 25.8

A ll India Average Consumers Price Index Number of Agricultural Labour’ (Base:—Ju}y 1960— 100 June 1961—100)

Index March 1991 April 1991

General 858 853 Food 931 924 Fuel & Light 221 222 Clothing, Bedding & Footwear 751 759 Miscellaneous 856 867 12 Monthly moving average of General Index 803 821

Sourcc;—Indian Labour Journal—Published by Labour Bureau, Shimla. ALL IN D U s t a t is t ic s

TABLE -25-9

All India Average Consumers Price Index Number of Industrial Workers (Base:—1982—100)

Index Feb. 1991 Mar. 1991

1.General 202 201 2. Food . 211 207 3. Pan, Supan, Tobacco & Intoxicants 252 257

4. Fuel & Light 198 199 3. Housing 192 192

6. Clothing, Bedding & Footwear 154 160

7. Miscellaneous 194 196

Source:—Indian Labour Journal—Published by Labour Bureau Shimla' ^oCONVEKSfONT^’BlE

rjcI|,s}Standard of Length and Capacity

1 loch 0.0254 Metre (Exact)

1 Feet 0.3048 Metre (Exact) 1 Yard 0.9144 Metre (Exact)

1 .M ile 1609.344 Metre (Exact)

1.609344 Kilometres 1 ImpcriaKjallcn 4.54396- XnreslE3cact)

1 ^Meice hf)9361 -Yards

1 Kilometre 0.tel^7 Mile

1 Litre 0.219976 Imperial Gallon CONVERSION TABLE

III. Standard of Area

1 Square Inch = 6.41626 Square Centimetres

I Square Feet zz 0.092803 Square Metre

1 Square Yard — 0.836131 Square Metre 1 Acre (4804 Sq. Yard) - 0.404686 Hectare K> 00 VO 1 Square Mile 2.58999 Square Kilometres

640 Acres

1 Hectare — 2.47105 Acres

1 Square Kilometre = 0.386101 Square Mile

1 Square Metre = 1.191599 Square Yard CONVERSION TABLE

IV. METRIC UNITS

A Length 1 Kilo Metre = i;ooo M'etres 1 Metre = 1,000 Niillimetres

B Area 1 Sq, K ilo Metre ^ 100 Hectares 1 Hectare = 10,000 Sq. MetVes

C Weight 1 Metric Tomie = 1,000 Kilograms

] Kilogram = i;ooo Grams

V. Temperature

C° Centigrade 5/9 (F-•32) po Fahrenheit 9/5 (C + 32) Basic Statistics - 1990

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