Govinda Nagar


Govinda Nagar is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and [Nicobar Islands], India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil. It was developed as a tsunami shelter to house people displaced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
In 2012, a new bird named "Great Nicobar Crake" belonging to the genus Rallina was discovered at the Govinda Nagar tsunami shelter by Zoological Survey of India scientists.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Govinda Nagar has 194 households. The effective literacy rate is 81.88%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population676385291
Children aged below 6 years693435
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe101
Literates497296201
Workers 30524956
Main workers 21118526
Main workers: Cultivators40319
Main workers: Agricultural labourers34286
Main workers: Household industry workers110
Main workers: Other13612511
Marginal workers 946430
Marginal workers: Cultivators000
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers101
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others936429
Non-workers371136235