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PREFACE

The present edition of Statistical Hand Book, Nicobar District -2007-2008 to 2009-10 is the fifteenth in the series. It presents in a handy form important Statistical Information relating to the Nicobar District,

The Directorate acknowledges with gratitude the co- operation extended by various Government Departments/Agencies in making available the statistical data presented in this publication .

The publication is the result of hard work put in by Shri Martin Ekka, Shri M.P.Muthappa and Smti. D.Susaiammal, Senior Investigators, under the guidance of Shri. B.Mohan, Statistical Officer.

I hope that this publication will be useful to Administrators, Planners, Research Scholars and others who are in need of information relating to various sectors of the UT of Nicobar District .

Any error or omission and suggestions for further improvement of the publication may be brought to the notice of the under signed.

Gaurang Mishra Port Blair Director of Economics & Statistics

NICOBAR DISTRICT

GENERAL INFORMATION S.o Item Unit Particulars 1. Location 2. Total Area Sq. Km. 1841 3. Forest Area a) Total Forest Area Sq. Km. 1542.07 b) Reserved Forest Sq. Km. - c) Protected Forest Sq. Km. 1542.07 4. Climate during 2010 Actual Rainfall at mm. 3076.6 Actual Rainfall at Nancowry mm. 2980.4 5. Length & Breadth of icobar Island Total Length Km. 259 Average Width Km. 58 6. Inhabited Islands No. 13 7. Largest Inhabited Island in Nicobar Group Sq. Km. 1045 8. Smallest Inhabited Island in Nicobar Group Pillomillow Island Sq. Km. 1.3 9.. Southern Most Island Great Nicobar (About 100 miles from ) 10. Northern Most Island Car Nicobar(75 miles South from Little Andaman) 11 A. Highest Peak Mtr. 642 Mount Thullier (Great Nicobar Islands) B Highest Elevation in Nicobar Mtr. 700 12.a) Distance from Port Blair to Car Nautical 150 Nicobar Miles b) Distance from Port Blair to Nautical 298 Campbell Bay Miles 13. Island /Village I Revenue Villages No. 7 ii Census Villages as per 2001 Census No. 192 (a) Inhabited No. 171 (b) Un-Inhabited No. 21 14. Population (2001 Census) No. 42068 Males “ 22653 Females “ 19415 15. Density of Population Per sq. 23 (2001 Census) km. 16. Tehsil wise Population as per 2001 Census Car Nicobar No. 20292 Nancowry “ 13562 Great Nicobar “ 8214 17. Sex Ratio (No. of females) Per 1000 857 males 18 Tribal Population 2001 census “ 26565 19. Working Tribal Population “ 12949 Males “ 8005 Females “ 4944 20. Administrative Units i) District No. 1 ii) Sub-Division No 1 iii) Tehsil No 3 iv) Town No Nil v) Developmental Blocks No 3 vi) Gram Panchayat No 3 vii) Panchayat Samiti No 1 viii) Zilla Parisad No Nil ix) Police Station No 5 x) Fire Station No 4

Inhabited Islands Islands Bampooka Island Car Nicobar Island Chowra Island Great Nicobar Island Island Katchal Island Kondul Island Island Nancowry Island Pilowmillow Island Tillang Chong Island

1. AREA & POPULATION Table 1.1 Tehsil & Sub-division, Area & Census Villages S.No Sub-Division Tehsil included in Area Number of No. of the Sub-division (Sq. Census Revenue Km.) Villages Villages 1. Car Nicobar Car Nicobar 126.91 16 - 2. Nancowry Nancowry 1714.09 107 - 3. Great Nicobar Great Nicobar 69 7 Total 1841 192 7

Table – 1.2 Tehsil-wise Density of Population S No. Persons per Sq. Kms 1971 1981 1991 2001 1. Car Nicobar 77 120 150 157 2. Nancowry 3 8 12 22 3. Great Nicobar ------7.2

Table - 1.3 District wise Developmental Blocks Sl.No. Name of District Developmental Blocks 1. Nicobar District 1. Car Nicobar, 2.Nancowry 3.Campbellbay Table - 1.4 Island-wise Households as per 2001 Census S.No. Tehsil/Island Households (In No.) 1. Car Nicobar Tehsil 3296 i) Car Nicobar 3296 2. Nancowry Tehsil 2617 i) Chowra 211 ii) Teressa 415 iii) Bampooka 10 iv) Katchal 1116 v) Kamorta 676 vi) Nancowry 123 vii) Tilang Chong 2 vii)Trinket 64 Great Nicobar Tehsil 2162 i)Little Nicobar 64 3. ii) Kondul 27 iii) Pilomillow 34 iv) Great Nicobar 2037 Total (1+2+3) 8075

Table – 1.5 Literate Scheduled Tribe Population ( 2001 Census) Tehsil Male Female Total Car Nicobar 5400 4577 9977 Nancowry 3185 2112 5297 Total 8585 6689 15274

Table – 1.6 Working Tribal Population by Category (2001 Census) (No.) Sl.No. Tehsil Main Marginal Total Total Non- workers workers Workers Workers 1 2 3 4 5 (3+4) 6 1. Car Nicobar 4024 4566 8590 7309 2 Nancowry 3061 1298 4359 6307 Total 7085 5864 12949 13616

Table - 1.7 Tehsil-wise/ Island-wise Population of Inhabited Islands (2001 Census) S.No. Tehsil Islands Population ST Population 1. Car Nicobar 1. Car Nicobar 20292 15899 1. Chowra 1385 1376 2. Tillang Chong 13 4 3. Teressa 2026 1826 2. Nancowry 4. Bampooka 55 55 5. Katchal 5312 2662 6. Kamorta 3412 1854 7. Nancowry 927 881 8. Trinket 432 429 1. Little Nicobar 353 345 2. Kondul 150 141 3. Great Nicobar 3.Pilomillow 145 138 4.Great Nicobar 7566 955 Grand Total 42068 26565

Table – 1.8 Tehsil-wise Census Villages and Average Population (2001 Census) S.No. Tehsil Census Average Population per Villages(No.) Village (Nos.) 1. Car Nicobar 16 1268 2. Nancowry 107 126 3. Great Nicobar 69 119 Total 192 219

Table – 1.9 Tehsil-wise Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 males) Tehsil Sex Ratio 1981 1991 2001 Car Nicobar 928 902 903 Nancowry 704 783 816 Great Nicobar ------741 Table – 1.10 Block wise Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samities and Zilla Parishad (No.) Block Gram Panchayat Panchayat Zilla Samities Parishad Car Nicobar - - - Nancowry - - - Campbell Bay 3 1 - Table 1.11 Distribution of Working Population (2001 Census) Total Main workers Marginal Workers Cultivators Agricultural House others workers Tehsil/islands labourers Hold Industry workers Car Nicobar Tehsil 10652 24 9 2288 3671 4660 i) Car Nicobar Island 10652 24 9 2288 3671 4660 Nancowry Tehsil 5285 18 0 1609 2529 1129 i) Chowra 331 1 0 293 37 - ii) Teressa 839 4 0 443 184 208 iii) Bampooka 19 0 0 17 2 - iv) Katchal 2431 8 0 606 1060 757 v) Kamorta 1215 3 0 242 880 90 vi) Nancowry 290 1 0 1 232 56 vii)Trinket 147 1 0 7 121 18 viii) Tilang choung 13 0 0 0 13 - Great NicobarTehsil 3686 122 86 129 2349 910 i) Little Nicobar 243 0 0 1 103 139 ii) Kondul 51 0 0 29 19 03 iii) Pilomillow 103 0 0 0 49 54 iv) Campbell Bay 3289 122 86 99 2268 714 Total 19623 164 95 4026 8639 6699

Table 1.12 Population of Nicobar since 1901 Census Nicobar % Decadal Variation Year Male Female Total in Population 1901 3537 2974 6511 -- 1911 4833 3985 8818 35.43 1921 5242 4030 9272 5.15 1931 5444 4796 10240 10.44 1941 6586 5866 12452 21.60 1951 6321 5688 12009 (-) 3.56 1961 7780 6783 14563 21.27 1971 12146 9519 21665 48.77 1981 16815 13639 30454 40.57 1991 21311 17897 39208 28.74 2001 22653 19415 42068 7.29

Table – 1.13 Island-wise Scheduled Tribe Population (2001 Census) S.No. District / Tehsil / Islands Scheduled Tribe Population Persons Male Female Nicobars District 26565 13502 13063 1. Car Nicobar Tehsil 15899 7914 7985 i) Car Nicobar 15899 7914 7985 2. Nancowry Tehsil 9087 4684 4403 i) Chowra 1376 695 681 ii) Teressa 1826 944 882 iii) Bampooka 55 30 25 iv) Katchal 2662 1372 1290 v) Kamorta 1854 968 886

vi) Nancowry 881 439 442

vii)Trinket 429 232 197

viii)Tilang Chong 4 4 0 Great Nicobar 1579 904 675 i)Little Nicobar 345 183 162 3. ii) Kondul 141 75 66 iii) Pilomillow 138 74 64

iv) Great Nicobar 955 572 383

Table – 1.14 Literate Population of Nicobar District (2001 Census) S.No. District/Tehsil/Islands Literates (No.) Persons Male Female NICOBAR DISTRICT 1. Car Nicobar Tehsil 13343 7572 5771 i) Car Nicobar Island 13343 7572 5771 2. Nancowry Tehsil 7806 4741 3065 i) Chowra 511 332 179 ii) Teressa 1010 664 346 iii) Bampooka 23 14 9 iv) Katchal 3258 1908 1350 v) Kamorta 2228 1358 870 vi) Nancowry 526 303 223 vii)Trinket 239 151 88 viii) Tilang choung 11 11 0 Great Nicobar Tehsil 5386 3295 2091 i) Little Nicobar 98 69 29 ii) Kondul 87 58 29 3 iii) Pilomillow 77 57 20 iv) Campbell Bay 5124 3111 2013

Total (1+2+3) 26535 15608 10927

Table – 1.15 Tribal Population Decade Tribes Nicobarese Shompens 1971 17874 92 1981 21984 223 1991 26000 250 2001 28653 398

2. AGRICULTURE

Table – 2.1 Land Utilization(Agriculture Statistics) of Nicobar District Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Total Geographical Area 184100.00 184100.00 184100.00 Reporting Area for land utilization 157765.12 157746.32 157794.50 Forest area 154207.00 154207.00 154207.00 Not available for Cultivation 1670.61 1625.61 1670.61 Other uncultivated land excluding follow land 444.16 444.16 444.16 Current fallow 467.37 467.37 472.98 Fallow lands other than current fallows 731.88 731.88 731.88 Net area sown 244.10 270.37 267.87 Area sown more than once 116.10 151.00 110.00 Total cropped area 360.20 421.37 377.87

Table – 2.2 Area and Production of various Crops Name of Crops 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Area (in Production Area (in Production Area (in Production Hectare) (in MT) Hectare) (in MT) Hectare) (in MT) Rice ------Banana 319 2535 365.10 3172.67 591.00 3355.00 Sweet Potato 26.83 199.5 24.60 195.23 22.90 189.50 Tapioca 67.75 439.25 64.44 632.23 67.90 546.90 Papaya 167 638.50 167.75 721.40 193.00 803.40 Cashewnut 1000 350.0 1002.30 327.00 1000.45 290.25 Sugarcane 19.40 387.80 1.30 25.80 17.05 38.60 Rabi Pulses ------Arecanut 901.30 1585.82 951.8 1594.4 944.61 1291.35 14516.54 53.96 14556.19 56.16 14525.10 59.15 M/Nuts M/Nuts M/Nuts

Table – 2.3 Distribution of Seeds Year Paddy Seeds(In Tonnes) Vegetable Seeds(InTonnes) 2007-08 - 1.04 2008-09 - 2.4 2009-10 - 2.20

Table 2.4 Distribution of Seedlings (In Nos.) Items 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Coconut Seedlings 8052 4036 574 Arecanut Seedlings 1049 2600 - Vegetable Seedlings (No/MT) 10880 10800 - Fruit Plant Suckers 2103 1421 4759 Banana Suckers 1147 19180 5148 Pineapple Suckers 1906 34300 5240

Table – 2.5 Distribution of Pesticides Pesticides Year Dry Type(MT) Liquid Type(Litre) 2007-08 3.09 123.10 2008-09 3.09 361.22 2009-10 1.98 247.31

Table – 2.6 Distribution of Fertilizers (MT ) Year Nitrogen Phosphate Potassic Total 2008-09 6.75 5.80 2.46 15.01 2009-10 5.37 4.29 2.82 12.48

Table – 2. 7 Agriculture Census 2005-06 Size class (Hect.) No. of Holding Area of holding(in Ha.) Marginal (below 1 hect.) 304 51.00 Small (1-2 hect.) 42 65.97 Semi-medium(2-4 hect.) 80 218.02 Medium (4-10 hect.) 234 1136.20 Large (10 hect. & above) 5 172.26 Total 665 1643.45 3. CLIMATE Table 3.1 Normal & Actual Rainfall in Port Blair Rainfall(In mms.) Year Normal Actual 2008 3180 4152.6 2009 3180 2496.7 2010 3180 3116.6

Table: 3.2 No. of Rainy Days & Rainfall (mm) at Car Nicobar 2008 2009 2010 Month Rainy Rainy Rainy Rainfall Rainfall Days Days Rainfall Days January 02 38.50 01 8.0 7 46.4 February 04 32.20 02 43.6 0 0 March 09 159.00 05 81.4 0 0 April 18 233.30 14 259.6 2 35.4 May 12 177.20 19 599.8 18 269.3 June 15 354.50 18 167.8 19 467.3 July 16 204.30 11 90.8 22 425.9 August 12 421.00 12 125.4 19 337.0 September 11 108.00 13 183.3 19 295.8 October 17 426.30 15 141.9 16 250.8 November 20 424.7 09 156.6 22 561.3 December 08 210.1 08 129.2 18 387.4 Total 144 2789.1 127 1987.4 162 3076.6

Table: 3.3 No. of Rainy Days & Rainfall (mm) Recorded At Nancowry 2008 2009 2010 Month Rainyday Rainyday Rainy Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall s s days January 07 36.1 06 164.1 9 139.1 February 0 0.0 02 12.1 4 70.6 March 11 205.6 08 81.5 1 3.2 April 11 237.2 08 62.5 4 62.9 May 09 196.7 20 330.6 12 186.9 June 14 209.8 13 132.3 22 566.4 July 13 224.3 11 255.1 19 467.8 August 11 185.5 17 194.4 17 352.2 September 07 85.8 11 161.5 14 192.7 October 09 80.2 10 87.4 14 192.2 November 16 375.3 17 181.3 19 492.4 December 09 202.5 12 143.3 16 254.0 Total 117 2039.0 135 1806.1 151 2980.4

5. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Table 5.1 Livestock and Poultry S. No. Livestock & Poultry 2003 Census 2007 Census 1. Cattle 8909 1609 2. Buffaloes 67 37 3. Goats 15760 8185 4. Pigs 43684 35580 5. Rabbit 131 - 6. Donkey - 1 Total Livestock 68551 45412 Total Poultry 86962 56544

Table – 5.2 Veterinary Facilities (As on 31 st March) (In No.) Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Veterinary Hospital 2 2 2 Disease Investigation Laboratory 2 2 2 Artificial Insemination Centre 3 2 5 Artificial Insemination Sub-Centre 1 1 - Veterinary Dispensary & Sub-Dispensary 5 8 8 Govt. Poultry Farm 2 2 5 Training Center - - - Dairy Demonstration Farm 1 - 1 Fodder Farm - - 2 Composite Livestock farm - - 3 Piggery Demonstration Unit 1 1 3 Hatchery 2 2 3 Goat Rearing Farm - - 3 Duck Rearing Unit - - 3 Mobile Dispensary 3 3 2

Table – 5.3 Veterinary Cases attended (Nos.) Year All cases Treated Birds Vaccinated 2007-08 47818 1070 2008-09 58259 22903 2009-10 68918 37566

Table - 5.4 Tehsil-wise Livestock & Poultry Population (2003 Census) (No.) Tehsil Livestock Population Poultry Population Male Female Total Desi Improved Total Car Nicobar 14741 15888 30629 27971 2577 30548 Nancowry 17980 19942 37922 46631 9783 56414 Total 32721 35830 68551 74602 12360 86962

Table – 5.5 Tehsil-wise Livestock & Poultry Population - 2007 Census (No.) Tehsil Live stock Population Poultry Population Car Nicobar 34609 31806 Nancowry 8250 17010 Campbellbay 2553 7728 Total 45412 56544

Table – 5.6 Category-wise Poultry Population – 2003 Census Category Poultry Population 2003 Census Desi Improved Total Cock 24599 4499 29098 Hen 25391 5977 31368 Chicken 22969 1873 24842 Drake 506 3 509 Duck 680 8 688 Duckling 384 0 384 Other Poultry Birds 73 0 73 Total 74602 12360 86962

6. CO-OPERATION Table- 6.1 Co-operative Societies Item Unit 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Societies No. 109 115 108 Membership “ 5251 5393 5251 Share Capital (Rs.in ‘000’) 100.413 100.413 100.413

Table 6.2 Region-wise Co-Operative Societies Tehsil wise 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Society Members Society Members Society Member hips hips ships Car Nicobar 35 3407 41 3549 36 3407 Nancowry 74 1844 74 1844 35 1082 Campbellbay - - 37 762 Total 109 5251 115 5393 108 5251

7. CIVIL SUPPLIES

Table – 7.1 Tehsil wise Fair Price Shops Tehsil 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 i) Car Nicobar 13 13 13 ii) Nancowry 9 10 15 iii) Campbell Bay 9 9 12 Total 31 32 40

Table- 7.2 Storage Facilities Region 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Godown and Total Godown and Total Godown and Total Ware Houses Capacity Ware Houses Capacity Ware Houses Capacity (No.) (MT) (No.) (MT) (No.) (MT) Car Nicobar 1 400 1 400 2 400 Katchal 2 400 2 400 5 580 Kamorta 1 500 1 500 2 600 Campbell Bay 3 500 3 500 3 500 Teressa 1 200 1 200 1 250 Total 8 2000 8 2000 13 2330

Table- 7.3 Fair Price Shops and Family Identity Card Holders ( No.) Tehsil 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fair Family Fair Family Fair Family Price Identity Price Identity Price Identity Shops Cards Shops Cards Shops Cards (Ration (Ration (Ration Cards) Cards) Cards) Car Nicobar 13 4393 13 4393 13 6888 Nancowry 9 2966 10 2981 15 3100 Great Nicobar 9 1422 9 1506 12 1605 Total 31 8781 32 8880 40 11593

Table – 7.4 Urban / Rural-wise Fair Price Shops and Family Identity Cards (Ration Card ) (No.) District Fair Price Shops Family Identity Card Holders Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total 2007-08 - 31 31 - 8781 8781 2008-09 - 32 32 - 8880 8880 2009-10 - 40 40 - 11593 11593

8. EDUCATION Table – 8.1 Literacy Rate in Nicobar District (2001 Census) Name of Tehsil Total Population Literate Literacy / District (excluding 0-6 age group) Population Rate Nicobar District 36678 26535 72.34 Car Nicobar 17998 13343 74.14 Nancowry 18680 13192 70.62

Table -8.2 Educational Institutions (In No.) Type 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Pre-Primary School - - - Primary School 37 23 24 Middle School 11 11 12 Secondary School 9 8 7 Sr. Sec. School 8 7 7 Total 65 49 50 Table – 8.3 Stage-wise Enrolment of Students (No.) Stage 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Total ST Total ST Total ST Pre-Primary 183 49 126 11 148 32 Primary 2981 2166 2797 1979 2661 1879 Middle 1770 1331 1868 1403 1892 1423 Secondary 1122 795 1034 737 934 660 Sr. 844 601 814 585 825 600 Secondary Total 6900 4942 6639 4715 6460 4594

Table – 8.4 Zone wise Educational Teachers(No.) Zone 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Car Nicobar 190 194 201 Nancowry 160 139 154 Campbell Bay 89 78 87 Total 439 411 442

9. ROAD Table -9.1 Road length/No. of Dam/Reservoir during 2009 Road length (km) Metal Roads (km) WBM Earthen (km) 257.38 234.28 23.1

No. of village provided No. of Dam No. of water with pipe water Reservoir 35 1 26

10. EMPLOYMENT Table –10.1 Applicants SNo Information & Applicants Registered Assistance 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Bureau Male Female Male Female Male Female

1. Car Nicobar 108 65 91 66 57 45

2. Campbell Bay 119 67 72 39 48 33

3. Nancowry 29 35 2 1 41 17

Total 256 167 165 106 146 95

Table – 10.2 Year-wise Registration of Scheduled Tribe (No.) Year Scheduled Tribe Applicants Registered at Car Nicobar Campbell Bay Nancowry 2007-08 153 11 16 2008-09 157 08 03 2009-10 86 04 10

11. FISHERIES Table – 11.1 Fisheries SL. Items 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. Mechanized Fishing Vessels used (No.) - - - 2. Quantity of Fish landed (tonnes) 452 741 573 3. Estimated Value (Rs.in Lakhs.) 271.20 444.60 343.80 4. Fishermen Engaged in Fishing (No.) 1246 1267 1265 5. Fisher men families settled till end of March 19 19 19 (No.) 6. No of fishing country craft 183 135 324 7. Fisheries requisites distributed during the 0.35 3.00 1.85 year (Rs. in lakhs) 8. Mechanized traditional fishing boat 330 311 385 9. Gill net used 343 169 172 10. Shore Seine net used 0 0 0 11. Anchor net used 0 0 0 12. Cast net used 110 181 181 13. Hook & line used 6060 433 433 14. Long Line - 23 23

Table 11.2 Production & Price of Inland & Marine Fish 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Items Production (Tonnes) Production (Tonnes) Price( per tones) Value(Rs. lakhs) In Production (Tonnes) Price( per tones) Value(Rs. lakhs) In Price( per tones) Value(Rs. lakhs) In Average Average Average Marine fish 452 60000 271.20 741 60000 444.60 573 60000 343.80 Inland fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total fish landed 452 60000 271.20 741 60000 444.60 573 60000 343.80 Catch of fish by non professional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fisherman Salting Raw fish let in for 45 60000 27.00 111 60000 66.60 86 60000 51.60 salting Marine Salted fish let out 16 70000 11.20 44 60000 26.40 34 60000 20.40 Marine Salt used 9 3500 0.32 22 4500 0.99 17 5000 0.85 Sun drying Raw fish let in for 23 60000 13.80 37 60000 22.20 28 60000 16.80 sun drying Sun dried fish let 10 65000 6.5 14 60000 8.40 11 60000 6.60 out

12. FOREST Table- 12.1 Divisoin wise Forest area as on 31 st March 2010 (in Sq. Kms ) Division Forest Area Geographical Area Reserved Protected Total Nicobar 1841 00 1542.070 1542.070

Table – 12.2 Outturn of Major Forest Produce Year Timber & Firewood Fuel Wood (cub. mtr.) 2007-08 NIL NIL 2008-09 NIL 57.50 Table – 12.3 Zoological Gardens, National Parks, Wild-life Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserve & Biological Park S.No Name 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. Zoological Garden (Mini Zoo) - - - 2. National Park 2 2 2 3. Wildlife Sanctuaries 4 4 4 4. Biosphere Reserve 1 1 1 5. Biological Park - - -

Table : 12.4 National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary & Biosphere Reserve Name Name National Park Biosphere Reserve Galathea, Great Nicobar Great Nicobar Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Wildlife Sanctuary Batti Malv Island , Tillang Chong Island, Megapode, Galathea Bay

13. INDUSTRIES Table – 13.1 Industries in Nicobar District S.No Particulars 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. Small Scale Industries 70 70 70 2. Industrial Training Centre 3 1 1 3. Industrial Estate 1 1 1

Table – 13.2 Registered Factories and Factory Labour (In No.) Average workers Printing Year No. of Units employed daily(No.) Press 2008-09 2 111 NA 2009-10 NA 108 NA

Table –13.3 Industry by Type Category of Type of Activities No. of Units Industries 2007- 2008- 2009- 08 09 10 Wood Based Sawn Timber, Wooden Furniture, Cane and Bamboo Works, Match Splints, Pencil, Slate 5 5 5 etc. Agro Based Flour Milling/ Rice Hulling, Coconut Oil, Poultry 17 17 17 Feed etc. Marine Based Shell drift/ Wooden Handicraft, Fish processing 3 3 3 unit. Food Based Bakery Product, Confectionery items, Ice/Ice 18 18 18 Candy, Cool Drinks etc. Engineering Repair/Servicing of Automobile Electrical Based Appliances, Electronic Equipment and General 5 5 5 Engineering works etc. Textile Based Tailoring and Garment Making 6 6 6 Coir Based Manufacture of Ropes & Coir Fiber - - - Miscellaneous Manufacturing of Ropes & Coir Fiber, Printing, Book Binding, Gold/Silver Smithy, Cold 16 16 16 Storage, Photo Processing etc. Total 70 70 70

14. LAW & ORDER Table – 14.1 Police Station/Outpost (No.) S.No. Particulars 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1 Police Station 5 5 5 2 Police Outposts/Look 1 1 1 Out post 3 Telegraph/Police 7 5 5 Radio Stations 4 Fire Stations 4 4 4 5 VHF Stations 18* 32 32 * HF Radio Station Table – 14.2 Location of Fire Stations (as on 31.3.2010) Location of Fire Station 1. Car Nicobar Island 3.Katchal Island 2. Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island 4.Teressa Island

Table – 14.3 Road Accidents (No.) Mode of Accident 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 I . Total Accidents 3 7 4 a) By Bus - 1 - b) By Truck 1 2 - c) By Scooter - - 1 d) By Car/Jeep 1 1 1 e) By Motor Cycle 1 2 - f) By Other Vehicle - 1 2 2. Persons Killed 2 1 1 3. Persons Injured 3 12 4

Table – 14.4 Crimes (In No.) Type of Crime 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. Murder - - - 2. Robbery - - - 3. Burglary 6 3 3 4. Rape - - - 5. Thefts - 3 1 6. Rioting - - - 7. Kidnapping & Abduction - 1 - 8. Rash or Negligence Act 5 7 5 Causing Death or Grievous Hurt 9. Cheating - 1 - 10.Misc. IPC cases 8 5 - 11. A&N Islands Excise Regulation 129 135 201 12. A&N Islands Protection 34 42 71 of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation 13. Motor Vehicle Act - - 1 14. Essential Commodities - - - 15.Foreigners Act - - - 16. Gambling Act - - 1 17. 34 Police Act 36 54 36 18. Other Local & Special Laws 1 - 1 19. Miscellaneous - - 9 Total 219 251 329

Table 14.5 Sex wise & Age wise No. of Suicides year No. of Suicides By Sex By Age Group of Person Male Female Total Up to 18 18 Year to Above Total Years 30 Years 30 year 2007-08 7 2 9 2 6 1 9 2008-09 8 - 8 1 3 4 8 2009-10 6 1 7 - 3 4 7

15. MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH

Table – 15.1 Tehsil wise Hospitals & Other Medical Institutions with Bed strength (In No.) Type Car Nicobar Nancowry 07-08 08-09 09-10 07-08 08-09 09-10 Hospitals 1 1 1 - - - CHCs - - - 1 1 1 Homeo Dispensaries 1 1 1 2 2 2 Primary Health Centres - - - 4 3 3 Sub- Centres 10 11 11 23 24 24 Bed Strength 112 112 112 83 83 83

Table – 15.2 Medical Personnel (No.) S.No. Category Year 07-08 08-09 09-10 1. Doctors 23 23 23 2. Nurses 64 64 64 3. Specialist 8 8 8 3. Midwives/ANMs 35 39 39 4. Compounders/Pharmacist 29 29 29 5. Sanitary/Malaria, Filaria Inspectors 10 10 10 6. Vaccinators 3 3 3 7. Health Visitors 7 7 7 8. Others 14 14 14 Total 193 197 197

Table – 15.3 Maternity Cases Attended (In No.) Year Labour Cases Attended 31.03.2006 571 31.03.2007 603

Table – 15.4 Sterilization Operations IUD, Insertions (No.) S. No. Particulars 2007-08* 2008-09* 2009-10 1. Sterilization Operations 83 203 192 a. Vasectomy Operation - - - b. Tubectomy Operation 83 203 192 performed 2. IUD Insertions 41 49 48 * Pertaining to calendar year

16. POSTS & TELEGRAPH

Table – 16.1 Postal Facilities (No.) SL Particulars Car Nicobar Nancowry 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. Sub-Post Offices 3 3 3 1 1 1 2. Branch Offices 8 8 8 8 8 8 3. Letter Boxes 10 10 10 15 15 15

Table – 16.2 Region-wise Telephone Connections in 2008-09 (No.) Region Govt. Private Total Car Nicobar 38 112 150 Katchal 8 29 37 Lapathy 3 48 51 Campbell Bay 37 230 267 Sawai (VPT connection) - 1 1 Gandhi Nagar (VPT connection) - 1 1 Kamorta 26 105 131 Total 112 526 638

17. POWER Table –17.1 Installed Capacity and Generation of Electricity Year Installed Capacity (In KW) Generation (KWH) 2007-08 7.1 12174168 2008-09 7.1 13541992 2009-10 7.8 15132248

Table – 17.2 Category wise Electricity Consumption (In KWH) S.No Category 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. Domestic 6998464 8188734 8537766 2. Non-Domestic 2012699 2169374 2583317 3. Industrial 400117 268146 173233 4. Street Light 259223 385773 494057 5. Temporary Connections 131538 160177 160378 6. Other (Bulk + General Purpose) 379156 408418 516513 Total 10181197 11580622 12465264

Table – 17.3 Tehsilwise o. of Electrified Villages (o.) Tehsil No. of Villages Electrified 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Car Nicobar 16 16 16 Nancowry 70 70 70 Campbell Bay 12 12 12 Total 98 98 98

Table – 17.4 Tehsil wise Electricity Consumers (No.) Name of Tehsil No. of Consumers as on 31.03.08 31.03.09 31.03.10 Car Nicobar 579 1120 3324 Nancowry 2572 1229 2192 Campbellbay - 1531 1896 Total 3151 3880 7412

18. TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Table – 18.1 Motor Transport Sl. Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. Buses Operated by State Transport 15 30 23 2. Buses on Road (No.) 11 19 17 3. No. of Routes Operated 18 18 20 4. Route Length (In Kms.) 275 1070 586 5. Distance Covered (Lakhs Kms.) 5.39 3.38 0.79 6. Revenue Receipts (Rs.in Lakhs) 33.96 35 35.86

Table – 18.2 Navigational Aids (No.) Sl.No. Navigational Aids 2007 -08 2008-09 2009-10 General Navigational Aid 1. Light Houses 13 13 13 2. Radio Beacons - - - 3. Racon 2 2 3 4 DGPS Station - - - 5. Electrical Station (Manned) - - - 6. Buoys (Unlighted) - - - 7. Buoys (Lighted) - - - Local Navigational Aid 8. Lighted Beacon (Solar Power light) 11 6 6 9. Port Signal Station 3 3 3

19. MISCELLANEOUS

Table – 19.1 No. of Religious Places (No.) Tehsil 200708 Temple Mosque Church Gurudwara Other Total Car Nicobar 2 3 10 Nil Nil 15 Nancowry 13 4 25 Nil NIl 42 Campbell Bay 13 1 7 1 Nil 22 Total 28 8 42 1 Nil 79 2008-09 Car Nicobar 3 3 10 1 Nil 17 Nancowry 13 2 24 Nil Nil 39 CampbellBay 13 1 7 1 Nil 22 Total 29 6 41 2 Nil 78 200910 Car Nicobar 2 3 11 1 - 17 Nancowry 13 4 25 - - 42 Campbell Bay 11 1 5 1 - 18 Total 26 8 41 2 - 77

Table – 19.2 BPL Census 2002 District o. of Households o. of family members. Nicobar 5075 29409

Table 19.3 Bank/Financial Institution 2009-10 S.No. Name of the financial No of Location institution/Bank Branches

A. Commercial Bank 1. State Bank of 2 Car Nicobar, Nancowry 2. Syndicate bank 1 Campbell Bay B. Co Operative Bank 1. A&NSC Bank Ltd. 4 Car Nicobar, Teressa, Campbell Bay, Katchal

Table – 19.4 State-wise Ex-Servicemen Families brought out by Rehabilitation Department for Settlement at Great Nicobar Islands in Nicobar District (In No.) S.No No. of Families 1969 1970 1974 1977 1979 1980 belonging to State 1. Punjab 69 31 ------2. Tamil Nadu -- -- 45 17 3 6 3. Kerala -- -- 15 7 2 5 4. Andhra Pradesh -- -- 5 -- 3 -- 5. Uttar Pradesh -- -- 24 9 1 5 6. Karnataka -- -- 9 ------7. Maharastra -- -- 40 6 -- 4 8. Madhya Pradesh ------5 7 6 9. Haryana ------5 1 -- Total 69 31 138 49 17 26

Table – 19.5 Year-wise Re-settlement of Ex-Servicemen Families at Great Nicobar Islands in Nicobar District Year No. of Ex-Servicemen Land families settled at Great Nicobar Island 1969 69 Each Settler Family has been given 11 1970 31 Acres of Land for Agricultural 1974 138 Plantation and homestead. However, in 1977 49 case of Pilot Project Settlers additional 1979 17 3 ½ Acres of Land for raising plantation 1980 26 has been approved by Govt. & allotted to them.