Car Nicobar is a Block situated in Nicobars district in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Placed in rural part of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, it is one among the 3 blocks of Nicobars district. As per the government records, the block number of Car Nicobar is 1. The block has 16 villages and there are total 4250 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Car Nicobar's population is 17841. Out of this, 9735 are males whereas the females count 8106 here. This block has 1929 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 982 are boys and 947 are girls.
Literacy rate in Car Nicobar block is 70%. 12627 out of total 17841 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 76% as 7436 males out of total 9735 are educated while female literacy rate is 64% as 5191 out of total 8106 females are literate in this Block.
The Negative side is that illiteracy rate of Car Nicobar block is 29%. Here 5214 out of total 17841 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 23% as 2299 males out of total 9735 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 35% and 2915 out of total 8106 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of employed person of Car Nicobar block is 8844 however 8997 are non-working. And out of 8844 occupied people 61 individuals are entirely dependent on cultivation.