Lakhshadweep Census

Census of India 2011
LAKSHADWEEP
SERIES-32 PART XII-A
DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK
LAKSHADWEEP
VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY
DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS
LAKSHADWEEP
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CENSUS OF INDIA 2011
LAKSHADWEEP
SERIES-32 PART XII-A
DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

Village and Town Directory
LAKSHADWEEP
Directorate of Census Operations, Lakshadweep
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MOTIF
Minicoy Island assumed a great importance by virtue of its strategic location after opening Suez
Canal in 1869 which shortened the sea distance between Europe and Far East by 4000 miles. The British
government in consultation with Lord Rippon, the then Governor General took a decision in 1882 to con-
struct a Light House in this Island. As this Island was full coconut trees it was envisaged to construct 49 meter
high Light house tower to provide all round visibility. The foundation stone was laid in 1883 and ceremony
of lying was performed by Miss Howah Manika the youngest daughter of Amin of Minicoy Mr. Bephanu.
Mason and other skilled labourers were initially brought from Gallie (Shri Lanka) who were early employed
for building Light Houses at Bases (Ceylon). But local Islanders proved themselves equally competent in
very short time. The tower was constructed in brick masonry and the black bricks used was as hard stone,
which was specially brought from “ Birmmingham of England and special adhesive compound from Hol-
land”. The construction of Light House was completed in March 1884 and lighting equipment consisted of a
kerosene wick lamp enclosed by a lantern was installed in December 1884 by a skilled mechanic from
London. The Light house was formally commissioned on 2nd February 1885 in the presence of Amin of
Minicoy and Sir James Douglas who had specially come from England. In 1928 the wick lamp was replaced by
petroleum Vapour burner increasing luminous intensity considerably. Until 1934 then Light House was
under the direct control of board of Trade London and there after it was completely transferred along with
Light Houses of Ceylon and Burma to a Board appointed by board of trade London. Although India attained
her Independence on 15th August 1947 the British Government did not transfer the administration of Light
house till April 1956. The Dejure transfer of administration to the Government of India has to wait further
till 19th September 1963. As both houses of British Parliament has to pass a requisite legislation which
require the assent of Queen of England. A pride of our nation the Minicoy Light house was standing magnifi-
cently beyond a century, guiding courageous mariner irrespective of the nation they belong, the language
they speak and colour of their skin. With a magnanimous look always heralding a path of Light from Dark-
ness “ LEAD KINDLY LIGHT” on the vedic hymn “THAMASOMA JYOTHIR GAMAYA”.
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CONTENTS
Pages
1. Foreword 7
2. Preface 9
3. Acknowledgements 10
4. History and scope of the District Census Handbook. 11
5. Brief history of the district. 13
6. Analytical Note 14
Village and Town Directory 79
Brief Note on Village and Town Directory
7. Section I - Village Directory
(a) List of Villages merged in towns and outgrowths at 2011 Census.
(b) Sub-Division Maps
(c) Alphabetical list of Villages along with location code 2001 and 2011.
(d) CD Block wise Village Directory
(e) Appendices to Village Directory
Appendix -I : Summary showing total number of villages having Educational, 124
Medical and other amenities in villages – CD Block level.
Appendix I A : Villages by number of Primary Schools. 126
Appendix I B : Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools. 126
Appendix I C : Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities 126
available.
Appendix II : Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not have 127
one or more amenities available.
Appendix -III : Land utilization data in respect of Census towns. 127
Appendix -IV : CD Block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other 127
than drinking water facility is available.
Appendix - V : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled 128
Caste population.
Appendix VI : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled 128
Tribe population.
Appendix VII A : List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 129
Castes to the total population by ranges.
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Appendix VII B : List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 130
Tribes to the total population by ranges.
Appendix VIII : Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (CD Block wise). 131
8. Section II - Town Directory
(a) Town Directory Statement I - Status and Growth History 137
(b) Town Directory Statement II - Physical aspects and location of 138
towns, 2009
(c) Town Directory Statement III - Civic and other amenities, 2009 139
(d) Town Directory Statement IV - Medical Facilities, 2009 140
(e) Town Directory Statement V - Educational, Recreational and cultural 140
facilities, 2009
(f) Town Directory Statement VI - Industry and banking, 2009 142
(g) Town Directory Statement VII - Civic and other amenities in 142
slums, 2009
(h) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns showing their outgrowth with 143
population
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FOREWORD
The District Census Handbook (DCHB) is an important publication of the Census Organization since
1951. It contains both Census and non Census data of urban and rural areas for each District. The Census data
provide information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of population at the lowest
administrative unit i.e. of each Village and Town and ward of the District. The Primary Census Abstract (PCA)
part of this publication contains Census data including data on household amenities collected during 1st.phase
of the Census i.e. House Listing and Housing Census. The non Census data presented in the DCHB is in the form
of Village Directory and Town Directory contain information on various infrastructure facilities available in the
village and town viz; education, medical, drinking water, communication and transport, post and telegraph,
electricity, banking, and other miscellaneous facilities. Later on, the Telegraph Services were closed by the
Government of India on 15th July, 2013. The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of
planning and development at the grass-root level.
2. In the 1961 Census, DCHB provided a descriptive account of the District, administrative statistics,
Census tables and Village and Town Directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was changed in
1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to Village and Town Directory, Part-
B to Village and Town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, District Census
tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of Villages. The 1981 Census
DCHB was published in two parts: Part-A contained Village and Town Directory and Part-B the PCA of Village
and Town including the SCs and STs PCA up to Tahsil/Town levels. New features along with restructuring of the
formats of Village and Town Directory were added. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were
brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent Village, the distance in broad ranges
from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given.
3. The pattern of 1981 Census was followed by and large for the DCHB of 1991 Census except the format
of PCA. It was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four-fold
industrial classification presented in the 1981 Census. In addition, sex wise population in 0-6 age group was
included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy
rate as all children below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 Census. One of the
important innovations in the 1991 Census was the Community Development Block (CD Block) level
presentation of Village Directory and PCA data instead of the traditional Tahsil/Taluk/PS level presentation.
4. As regards DCHB of 2001 Census, the scope of Village Directory was improved by including some
other amenities like banking, recreational and cultural facilities, newspapers & magazines and ‘most important
commodity’ manufactured in a Village in addition to prescribed facilities of earlier Censuses. In Town Directory,
the statement on Slums was modified and its coverage was enlarged by including details on all slums instead
of ‘notified slums’.
5. The scope and coverage of Village Directory of 2011 DCHB has been widened by including a number
of new amenities in addition to those of 2001. These newly added amenities are: Pre-Primary School,
Engineering College, Medical College, Management Institute, Polytechnic, Non-formal Training Centre,
Special School for Disabled, Community Health Centre, Veterinary Hospital, Mobile Health Clinic, Medical
Practitioner with MBBS Degree, Medical Practitioner with no degree, Traditional Practitioner and faith Healer,
Medicine Shop, Community Toilet, Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet in the Village, Community
Bio- gas, Sub Post Office, Village Pin Code, Public Call Office, Mobile Phone Coverage, Internet Cafes/ Common
Service Centre, Private Courier Facility, Auto/Modified Autos, Taxis and Vans, Tractors, Cycle-pulled
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Rickshaws, Carts driven by Animals, Village connected to National Highway, State Highway, Major District
Road, and Other District Road, Availability of Water Bounded Macadam Roads in Village, ATM, Self-Help
Group, Public Distribution System(PDS) Shop, Mandis/Regular Market, Weekly Haat, Agricultural Marketing
Society, Nutritional Centers (ICDS), Anganwadi Centre, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist), Sports
Field, Public Library, Public Reading Room, Assembly Polling station, Birth & Death Registration Office. In
the Town Directory, seven Statements containing the details and the data of each Town have been
presented viz.; (i)-Status and Growth History of Towns,(ii)- Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, (iii)-
Civic and other Amenities, (iv)-Medical Facilities, (v)-Educational, Recreational & Cultural Facilities, (vi)-
Industry & Banking, and (vii)- Civic & other amenities in Slums respectively. CD Block wise data of Village
Directory and Village PCA have been presented in DCHB of 2011 Census as presented in earlier Census.
6. The data of DCHB 2011 Census have been presented in two parts, Part-A contains Village and Town
Directory and Part-B contains Village and Town wise Primary Census Abstract. Both the Parts have been
published in separate volumes in 2011 Census.
7. The Village and Town level amenities data have been collected, compiled and computerized under
the supervision of Shri Marnya Ete, IAS,Director of Census Operations, Lakshadweep. The task of Planning,
Designing and Co-ordination of this publication was carried out by Dr. Pratibha Kumari, Assistant Registrar
General (SS) under the guidance & supervision of Dr. R.C.Sethi, Ex-Addl. RGI and Shri Deepak Rastogi
present Addl.RGI. Shri A.P. Singh, Deputy Registrar General, (Map) provided the technical guidance in the
preparation of maps. Shri A.K. Arora, Joint Director of Data Processing Division under the overall supervision
of Shri M.S.Thapa, Addl. Director (EDP) provided full cooperation in preparation of record structure for
digitization and validity checking of Village and Town Directory data and the programme for the generation
of Village Directory and Town Directory including various analytical inset tables as well as Primary Census
Abstract (PCA). The work of preparation of DCHB, 2011 Census has been monitored in the Social Studies
Division. I am thankful to all of them and others who have contributed to bring out this publication in time.
New Delhi (Dr. C.Chandramouli)

Dated: - 16-06-2014. Registrar General &
Census Commissioner, India.
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PREFACE
District Census Hand Book is a unique publication brought out un-interruptedly by the Census
Organization since 1951 Census. The publication is widely used by Administrators, Planners, Demographers,
Research Scholars and other data users. It contains village-wise and town-wise demographic and socio-
economic characteristics of the district along with the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructural
facilities etc.
In earlier censuses, District Census Handbooks were published in single volume with two parts.
Part-A of DCHB contained Village and Town Directory and Part -B contained Village and Town Primary
Census Abstract data for each district. But this time, it is published in two volumes separately for Part-A
and Part-B of each district without changing the nomenclature of DCHB of 2001. This volume contains the
Village and Town Directory .
From 2001 Census onwards, the software designed/created by the Data Processing Division of the
Office of the Registrar General, India has been used for generation of tables. It reduced considerably the
time taken for preparation of the District Census Handbooks. District Census Handbooks are published in
Electronic form (pdf files) for the first time during the current Census.
I express my deep gratitude to Dr. C. Chandramouli, Registrar General and Census Commissioner,
India, for his encouragement and valuable guidance for completion of this volume within the timeframe.
I thank Shri Deepak Rastogi, Additional Registrar General (C&T), Shri A.P. Singh, Deputy Registrar General
(Map), Dr. Pratibha Kumari, Assistant Registrar General (SS) of Office of the Registrar General, India for
their guidance at each step in the preparation of DCHB. Special thanks are due to Shri M.S. Thapa, Additional
Director (EDP), Shri Anil Kumar Arora, Joint Director (EDP) and Shri Anurag Gupta, DPA (EDP). Without their
untiring efforts and support, we could not have completed the District Census Handbooks within this time.
They were always willing to listen to our requests and find solution for the problems we faced.
All Departments of the UT Administration co-operated in giving data for inclusion in the publication.
I thank the District Collectors, Deputy Collectors/Sub Divisional Officers of every Sub Divisions in the UT
who painstakingly collected and furnished all the information needed by us. I also thank all the Departments
of the UT Government who co-operated with us in giving the data, especially, Planning and Statistics
Department of UT Administration.
I am very much thankful to Shri. P. V. Georgekutty, Assistant Director of Census Operations,
Lakshadweep for drafting this volume. In the beginning, non census data for District Census Handbook
were collected under the guidance of Shri. K. Sakthikumar, then Assistant Director of Census Operations.
Information for preparation of analytical notes and all data other than Census data were prepared and
scrutinized under the guidance of Smt. L. Ajitha, Asst. Director of Census Operations (Kerala) and Shri A.
Kidave, Statistical Investigator, Gr.I . My sincere thanks are due to them also. The Statistical Investigators
Gr. I & II and Compilers who assisted in the work also did a tremendous job. Digitized maps were used in the
District Census Handbooks. This has improved the quality of the maps. I thank Shri K. Selvam, Senior
Geographer and Shri K. Shasikanth, Senior Draftsman who helped in expediting the work. My sincere
thanks are also due to Shri Francis. K. Manuel, Deputy Director who was in charge of Data Centre, under
whose guidance and supervision, the data entry of Village Directory and Town Directory could be completed
timely. I am grateful to Shri Jose. T. Varghese, Deputy Director under whose guidance and supervision this
publication has been finalised. The effort of many persons have gone into the preparation and publishing
of this volume. I take this opportunity to record my gratitude to all of them.
Kavaratti N.RAVICHANDRAN
10.03.2016 Joint Director of Census Operations, Lakshadweep
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Name of Officers engaged

Shri N.Ravichandran Joint Director
Shri Francis K Manuel Deputy Director, DCO, Kerala
Shri Jose T. Varghese Deputy Director, DCO, Kerala
Shri P.V. Georgekutty Assistant Director
Smt. L. Ajitha Assistant Director, DCO, Kerala
Shri. A.Kidave Statistical Investigator Gr.I
Compilation , checking of Data and Preparation of CRC

Smt. Biji. C.R. Statistical Investigator Gr.I, DCO, Kerala
Shri.Muthukoya M Statistical Investigator Gr.II
Smt. Jane Jos Statistical Investigator Gr.II, DCO, Kerala
Smt. Rajni Jose Compiler, DCO, Kerala
Shri. Ajith Kumar R. K Data Entry Operator Gr. B , DCO, Kerala
Mapping
Shri K. Selvam Senior Geographer, DCO, Kerala
Shri N.Venu Nair Senior Draughtsman, DCO, Kerala
Shri Shashikanth Senior Draughtsman, DCO, Kerala
Shri S.K.Sajeesh Senior Draughtsman, DCO, Kerala
Data Processing
Shri. V.M.Krishnaraju Data Entry Operator Gr. B , DCO, Kerala
ORGI- Data Processing Division
Shri Jaspal SIngh Lamba Deputy Director

Ms. Usha Assistant Director
Shri Anurag Gupta DPA Grade ‘A ‘
Shri Mukesh Kumar Mahawar DPA Grade ‘A ‘
Ms. Shagufta Nasreen Bhat DPA Grade ‘A ‘
Ms. Shashi Seth Sr. Supervisor
Shri Khem Verma Jadon Sr. Consultant
Shri Yashwant Singh Jr. Consultant
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HISTORY AND SCOPE OF THE DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK
The need of data at the grass root level for the administrative and planning purposes at
sub micro level as well as academic studies prompted the innovation of District Census Handbook.
District Census Handbook is a unique publication from the Census organization which provides
most authentic details of census and non-census information from village and town level to district
level. The District Census Handbook was firstly introduced during the 1951 Census. It contains
both census and non census data of urban as well as rural areas for each district. The census data
contain several demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the lowest administrative
unit i.e. of each village and town and ward of the district. The non census data comprise of data
on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village
level which constitute Village Directory and Town Directory part of the DCHB. The data of DCHB
are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at grass-root level.
In 1961 census DCHB provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics,
census tables and village and town directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was
changed in 1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to village and
town direct ory, Pa rt-B to vi llage and to wn PCA and Pa rt-C co mprised analyti cal rep ort,
administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and
amenity data in respect of villages. The 1981 census DCHB was published in two parts: Part-A
contained village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and
STs PCA up to tahsil/town levels. New features along with restructuring of the formats of village
and town directory were added into it. In V illage Directory, all amenities except electricity were
brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in
broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given.
The pattern of 1981 census was followed by and large for the DCHB of 1991 Census except
the format of PCA. It was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was
given against the four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1981 census. In addition, sex
wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable
the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all children below 7 years of age had been
treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census. One of the important innovations in the 1991
Census was the Community Development Block (CD Block) level presentation of village directory
and PCA data instead of the traditional tahsil/taluk/PS level presentation.
As regards DCHB of 2001 Census, the scope of V illage Directory was improved by including
some other amenities like banking, recreational and cultural facilities, newspapers & magazines
and ‘most important commodity’ manufactured in a village in addition to prescribed facilities of
earlier censuses. In Town Directory, the statement on Slums was modified and its coverage was
enlarged by including details on all slums instead of ‘notified slums’.
The scope and coverage of V i ll age D irecto ry of 2011 DCHB has b een w idened by
including a number of new amenities in addition to those of 2001. In the Town Directory,
seven Statements containing the details and the data of each town have been presented viz.;
(i)-Status and Growth History of towns, (ii)- Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, (iii)-
Civic and other Amenities, (iv)-Medical Facilities, (v)-Educational, Recreational & Cultural
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Facilities, (vi)- Industry & Banking, and (vii)- Civic & other amenities in Slums respectively.
CD Block wise data of V illage Directory and V illage PCA have been presented in DCHB of 2011
Census as presented in earlier Censuses. The data of DCHB 2011 Census have been presented
in two parts, Part-A contains Village and Town Directory and Part-B contains Village and Town wise
Primary Census Abstract. Both the Parts have been published in separate volumes in 2011 Census.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT
The early history of this Union Territory still remain unexplored. The traditional belief about early
settlers of the islands were a shipwreck members of Malayalis who were on their way to Mecca to bring
King CheramanPerumal in 9th Century. Originally, therefore, the inhabitants of the islands were all Hindus
and that they were converted to Islam, it is said, in the 13th Century or so by an Arabian saint called
MumbeMulyaka Alias Ubaidulla.
The conversion of King of Maldives, SiriBavanditta by a Muslim apostle known as Shaik Yusuf
Sainuddin of Tariz took place in the year Hijra 548 (ie 1153 AD). It is therefore conjectured that the Hindus of
Lakshadweep resisted conversion for quite some time.
The early settlers had acknowledged the authority of the Kolathiri Raja. Although the Arabs,
Portuguese and British had landed in the district from time to time on their way to mainland of India, this
district luckily escaped their wrath as experienced by the Maldivians at that time. However, this district
suffered at the hands of British pirates led by Captain Kidd. Fortunately their plunder was short lived and
they left the place in haste.
Until 1791 the rule of Ali Raja continued when it passed on the British with the conquest of
Cannanore in that year. However, Beebi of Cannanore was allowed to retain her hold on the district by
paying an annual tribute (Peshkash). This arrangement continued till 1875 when Britishers finally took
over the administration of Laccadive group of islands of this district.
Whereas, the Amindivi group of islands, the northern group of five islands had experienced different
turn of events. For more than two centuries, like other groups of islands they were also under the control
of Ali Raja of Cannanore, but the inhabitants of this group of islands shifted their allegiance to the King of
Mysore in the last quarter of 18th Century. With the conquest of Srirangapattana by the East India Company,
the Amindivi group of islands also became a part of South Canara district.
Thus, the Amindivi groups of islands were under the jurisdiction of South Canara district, whereas
the other islands were under the jurisdiction of Malabar district and were under the direct British rule from
third quarter of nineteenth century onwards till the independence of the Country in 1947.
In November, 1956, on the formation of India in to linguistic states, the Government of India
recognized the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands now known as Lakshadweep into a Union Territory
which is co-extensive with the district and placed it under an Administrator whose Headquarters at the
outset were located at Kozhikode (Calicut) which were subsequently transferred to Kavaratti island during
1964. The administration still has offices at Calicut, Kochi and Mangalore for procurement of stores, co-
ordination of transport including reservation of ship passage.
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ANALYTICAL NOTE
i) PHYSICAL FEATURES
The whole district comprised of 27 coral islands is treated as one sub-micro region. They lie scat-
tered in the Arabian Sea at the distance of about 200 to 400 kms from Kerala coast. The area of the district
is 30 sq.km. The width of the islands varies from few metres to 2 to 3kms. The maximum height of the island
is 6 metres above the mean sea level. The soil of region is sandy. As per the classification of NBSS & LUP
(CCAR), the sub-order association of soils found in the region is Psamments. All the inhabited islands have
cemented concreted pucca roads. Main source of transport in the region is water borne. There is no rivers
or streams, waterfalls, lakes, reservoirs, etc., in the district.
Geology
It is said that these islands are reefs were formed as a result of the coral growths over the continu-
ation of Aravallis system of rocks of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The islands are generally aligned from north to
south with one exception namely, Andrott, which lies east to west. The islands are having natural protec-
tion in the eastern side by beaches. The atolls show various stages of development of islands. The reefs at
Cheriyapani, Perumalpar and Suheli represent the early stages of development, while the reefs at Kalpeni,
Kavaratti, Agatti and Kadmat are in intermediate stage and Chetlat and Kiltan are at the advanced or mature
stage of development.
Climate
The district has a tropical humid, warm and generally pleasant climate as it lies well within the
tropics and extending to the equatorial belt. The climate is equable though hot during March to June.
South-west monsoon period is the chief rainy season lasting from May to October.
Information on rainfall is recorded from two stations one in the southern region at Minicoy and the
other in the northern regions at Amini.
Actual and Normal Rainfall (mm) with percentage departures from normal rainfall from July to June of each year
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
% departure
% departure
% departure
% departure
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
Actual
Actual
Actual
State/District Actual
Lakshadweep
Minicoy 1473.9 1645.6 10.4 1928 1645.6 -17.161 1422.4 1644.6 13.511 1891.5 1644.6 -15.01
Amini 2211.2 1504.9 -47 1839.1 1504.9 -22.207 1798.3 1504.9 -19.5 1945.1 1504.9 -29.25
Source: Directorate of Planning and Statistics, Lakshadweep, Kavaratti
The distribution of rainfall is uneven in both the regions. During the monsoon period ie.from June to
September, the northern islands get 68% of the annual rainfall while the southern islands get only 54%.
During the remaining period, the rainfall is more in south than in north. In the post monsoon ie. October
to December south get 25% of the annual rainfall while north receives only 18%. In the year 2009, the
observatories at Minicoy and Amini recorded an actual rainfall of 1420.4mm and 1798.3 mm respectively
showing an equal distribution of rainfall during the year in both the regions.
Temperature
The above stations viz., Minicoy and Amini also records the temperature of the district. The tem-
perature is more or less uniform in the islands of this district. It varies from 23 to 33 degree Celsius.
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Humidity
This relative humidity is quite high in the district. It varies from 72 to 75 percent. This is obvious
because of the location of the district in the midst of Arabian Sea. The islands experience storms and
cyclones occasionally. Usually, cyclonic depression and storms occur during the month of April and May and
again during October to December. These depressions are usually associated with heavy rains.
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Forest
A peculiarity of the district is that it is conspicuous by the absence of forest of any kind.
Minerals
The coral atolls are very rich in phosphate deposit. The deposits in the island of the district are,
however, of low grade(13.4 percent of P2O3). In some of the islands, the samples contain between 11 to
21.5 percent of P2 and O3. It is estimated that the phosphate reserve is about 0.12 million tonnes. The
survey carried out by the Geological Survey of India during 1967-71 also reveals large deposits of Calcicum
Carbonate in the surrounding lagoons which are suitable for use in many industries particularly, cement,
glass, chemical and paper.
Fauna
The islands are conspicuous by the absence of varieties of animal species found in other parts of the
country. Two species of rat viz., musrattus and musrefescens are very common. Birds such as Tharathasi
(sterna fuscata), Katalkakka (sterna bergivelox), Karifetu (Anousstolidespiletus), Chullu (Pluvialis dominical),
Kolvayam (Nuemeniusphaeopus), Heron Annal (Ardeolagayii), etc., are commonly seen in the district.
Among reptiles, lizards of Gecko species, Calotes species and Mabuya species are found mostly. Snakes are
practically absent in the district. Other reptiles deserving mention are turtles of Chelonia species,
Eretmochelys species, Dermochelys species, etc. Among the frogs, Ranatigrina is the most common spe-
cies. Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctus species), Cockroaches (Periplanata species), Mosquitoes of both culex
and anophilis are largely found in the district. The islands of the district are characterized by the presence
of various types of corals, the most common of these are Acropora species, Porites species, Diploastrea
species, Goniastrea species and Lobophylia species. The surrounding sea abounds in varieties of fishes.
The most common of these fishes found in Lakshadweep are Tuna, Skipjack, Seer fish, Sailfish, Car fish,
Kingfish, Croaker, Streaker, Parrotfish, Triggerfish, etc. There are also fishes in the lagoons.
Flora
Like fauna, the flora of this district are not much variegated. The most common crop that is grown
here is coconut (Cocosnucifera). Drumstick (Moringa species) and breadfruit (Artocarpus species) are also
commonly found. Banana (musaparadisiaca), Colocasia(Colocassia species), chilli (Capsicum species and
Cucumber (Cucumis species) are found to grow. Plants like Punna (Callophylluminophyllum), Chavok
(Casuarinaequisetifolia), Cheerani (Thespesiapopulnea) are distributed unevenly throughout the island,
Tamara (Tournefortiaargentea), Cheruthalam (Pemphisacidula) and Kanni (Scaevolakoenigii) are also seen
in the lagoon side of the islands particularly, in the un-inhabited island. Plants (sea grass) namely, Thalassia
species and Cymodocea species grow abundantly in the surrounding lagoons. The Lagoons of the islands
are also found to have algae of great economic importance.
The animal, Butterfly fish Chaactodonauriga) locally known as “Fakkikkadiya”, bird, Sooty tern (Anus
solidus Piletus) locally known as “Karifetu”, and the tree, Bread fruit (Artocarpus incise) locally known as
“Chakka” are the state symbols of Lakshadweep.
Land and Land use Pattern
The Land system in the Lakshadweep at the outset was followed more or less on the same pattern
as prevalent in the Malabar Coast. There were no basic records of rights showing the details of land held by
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individual in the islands. There were also no systems of land revenue in any of these islands. When the
islands were brought under the British rule, the Administration converted the unoccupied land in to Gov-
ernment lands and regularized the system of granting lease to the islanders. The land in the district may
therefore, be broadly divided in to two groups viz., private lands (Jenmam) and Government lands
(Pandaram). The ownership of the land vested with the private individuals is called Jenmam. They are not
required to pay land revenue or other kind of taxes for their holdings. Whereas, land belonging to Govern-
ment (Pandaram) could be taken on lease (cowle) against payment of token taxes. The Later system
resulted in the establishments of the ownership right by the lessee and their sub-lessee in due course of
time, although it did not contemplate in the tenancy right. There is another form of tenancy, nadappu,
prevalent in some of the parts of district. In Laccadive group of islands, a kind of register known as Paimash
is maintained which shows the number of coconut trees held by an individual in Government land (Pandaram)
and the amount of tax paid by him to the Government. Similarly, in Amini group of islands there is a kind of
register maintained which shows the details of coconut trees and records of the owners. In the past, wealth
was estimated in terms of coconut trees and houses possessed by a person and the people were formerly
not conscious or particular about their right over the land. The growth of population and consequent
pressure on land coupled with rapid socio-economic changes made people land conscious. Consequently,
several land disputes and suits arose in the islands. For the purpose of deciding the rightful ownership and
to solve disputes arising out of it, certain regulations have been enacted in the district such as (i) Laccadive,
Minicoy and Amindivi Survey and Boundary Regulation, 1959, (ii) Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulation,
1965, (iii) Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands Protection of Scheduled Tribe Regulation 1965 which
empower the administration to confer occupancy right of Cowldars who are in occupation of the Govern-
ment land.
In order to maintain basic records of the ownership right, the demarcation work of individual
holding s and measurement of fields were completed through cadastral survey in all the islands in 1968.
The first stage of settlement work was also completed in all islands. The Government land in Minicoy
(Pandaram Land) was divided among 117 individual families and nine Athiris managed by the Moopans.
The tree tax in the Laccadive group of islands in the Pandaram land is @ Rs.0.40per yielding coconut tree.
Classification of Area on the basis of Land Utilisation

Sl. No. Type of Land Area in hectares
1 Total geographical area 3220
2 Total reporting area 3220
3 Area not available for cultivation 620
4 Total croped area 2510
5 Net sown area 2510
6 Area sown more than once 1400
Agriculture
These are no paddy field in Lakshadweep district. The entire cultivable area of the district is thickly
planted with coconut trees. There are about 8 lakhs coconut trees in the whole of district. The production
of coconut and export of copra form the nucleus of island economy. Coconut growing, copra making, fishing
and ‘mas’ (boiled, smoked and sun dried tuna fish) making are the main occupations of the people of the
islands and therefore, it is also the main source of income of the islanders. As per 2011 census, there were
no cultivators or agricultural labourers in the district. This is because of the workers engaged in coconut
growing do not come under this category as per census definition.
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Island wise production of coconut during the period 2001-2011 (in laksh nuts)
Island 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Agatti 85.98 70.48 DNR 98.35 100.20 100.26 100.30 100.40 82.40 83.16
Andrott 114.83 100.97 DNR 102.53 110.23 115.53 115.80 115.90 135.08 135.10
Amini 91.70 90.17 DNR 100.60 100.00 100.19 100.65 100.85 100.83 101.20
Bitra 0.83 1.38 DNR 1.20 2.00 2.20 2.00 2.10 2.69 2.70
Chetlat 17.66 20.50 DNR 20.23 21.50 22.74 22.00 22.30 27.46 27.49
Minicoy 2.18 21.30 DNR 45.55 40.35 37.46 38.12 38.22 55.21 55.37
Kalpeni 43.08 68.19 DNR 85.75 80.10 75.17 78.20 78.50 77.42 77.87
Kadmat 51.85 49.43 DNR 40.35 41.36 39.27 41.00 41.20 56.45 57.10
Kavaratti 81.75 78.47 DNR 51.00 55.00 54.00 60.00 60.30 104.79 106.00
Killtan 40.75 29.37 DNR 24.58 25.30 33.36 32.00 32.40 52.66 52.96
Total 530.61 530.26 0.00 570.14 576.04 580.18 590.07 592.17 694.99 698.95
Agricultural demonstration units are functioning in all the islands. The main aim of these units is to
educate the people about the modern techniques in the field of coconut plantation, vegetable and fruit
growing. The department has succeeded in educating the islanders to cultivate fruits and vegetables as
inter crops in the coconut gardens. At present vegetables like solanaceoustype, cucurbitaceous type, leafy
vegetables like amaranthus etc.,, tuber crops like sweet potato, tapioca, colacasia etc. and fruits like ba-
nana, papaya, guava, sapota, etc, are cultivated as inter crops. These units also do distribution of fertilizers
and manures, pesticides, agricultural implements and seeds to the farmers at 25% subsidized rates. In
addition to these, they also produce and distribute good quality coconut seedlings of different varieties.
During the year 2009-10 these units have distributed about 99900 coconut seedlings, required number of
vegetables seedlings, social/agro forestry seedling. Coconut production during the year 2009-10 is 695 lakhs
nuts.
It is worth mentioning both the Department and the Farmers in this Union Territory have stopped
the use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides making it an Organic Territory.
Irrigation
In the actual sense, no irrigational facilities are available in any of these islands in the absence of
rivers, canals etc. Few years back diesel engines were used to pump the water from wells and ponds for
irrigation purpose. This has completely been banned on the basis of the report of the Expert Committee set
up by Island Development Authority (IDA). According to them, excess pumping will lead to scarcity of fresh
(rain) water collected underground.Generally no irrigation is done for coconut trees in the district. Only the
nurseries are watered occasionally in the initial stage of their planting. However, regular watering is made
to the vegetables and fruits grown as inter crops manually from pond or well using pots.
Animal Husbandry
The absence of pasture grounds and fodder in the islands has made cattle rearing quite expensive.
The farmers have to depend mainly on feed imported from mainland. Therefore island economy has not
received much support from cattle and poultry.
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Vete rinary facilities in Lakshadwe ep (as on 31.3.2010)
Sl.No Institution Numbers
1 Central Hatchery 1
2 Regional Hatchery 3
3 Hatchery Units 6
4 Central Poulty Farm 1
5 Govt. Poultry Farm 5
6 Poultry Demonstation Unit 3
7 Parent Stock Rearing Unit 4
8 Turkey Unit Nil
9 Quilery Unit Nil
10 Veterinary Hospital 3
11 Veterinary sub centre 7
12 Artificial insemination Natural services unit 7
13 Veterinary Dispensary 6
14 Dairy Demonstation Unit 2
15 Slaugter House 1
16 Vet. First Air Centre 1
17 Boyer goat Farm 1
18 Fodder Unit 4
19 Bull/Buck Unit 9
20 Ice Cream Plant 1
21 Minor Vet.dispensaries (Vet clinics) Nil
Though animal husbandry activities has been started under the administration in 1957, a separate
department for animal husbandry was established only in 1964 with a small dairy demonstration unit at
Kavaratti. Now, there are 8 Poultry demonstration units, 1Government poultry farm and 2 dairy demonstra-
tion units in various islands. There are 3 veterinary hospitals, 7 artificial insemination sub centres,, 6 minor
veterinary dispensaries (veterinary clinics), 7 veterinary sub-centres and 1 veterinary first aid centre are
also functioning under this department to cater the needs of the farmers engaged in livestock and poultry
rearing. In addition 6 small hatchery units, one each in Amini, Andrott, Minicoy, Kadmat, Kavaratti and
Agatti are also functioning in the district.
Livestock Population in the year 2007
Sl.No. Category Number
1 2 3
Livestock
1 Cattle 6441
2 Buffalo 0
3 Sheep 0
4 Goat 71045
5 Pig 0
6 Others 5006
Total 82492
Poultry
7 Poultry 244042
8 Ducks 26337
9 Turkey 3973
10 Others 0
Total 274352
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Due to fodder problems, the number of cattle maintained in the dairy units at Kavaratti and Minicoy
were brought down. Presently, there are only 20 cows at Kavaratti and 45 cows at Minicoy demonstration
units. A total production of 49,144 litres of milk has been recorded in Govt. dairy units/farm during 2009-10
18,963 litres in Kavaratti and 30,181 litres in Minicoy. The case being so in the public sector, the figures of
milk production in the private sector are encouraging. In the year 2009-10, the private sector
produced25,69,809litres of milk. The total number of eggs produced in the public sector during 2009-10 is
2,64,038 as against 1,35,57,959 eggs in the private sector.
The department is now focusing more on farmer oriented schemes under which improved varieties
of cow and birds (layer and broiler) are issued to farmers at subsidized rates. According to these schemes,
cows of improved variety are issued to farmers at 25% subsidy. For development of poultry, improved
varieties of birds (layer and broiler) are issued at 25% cost. Financial assistance is also provided to the
poultry farmers to the maximum of Rs.1,500/- for setting up small deep litre units. In addition to the above,
cattle and poultry feed are issued to the farmers at 20% subsidy. Because of all these facilities, the number
of livestock and poultry in the district has increased. As per the livestock census 2007, there are 82,492
livestock and 2,44,042 poultry in the district as against 28,920 livestock and 76,191 poultry in 1997.
Fishery
Coconut and fish are the main stay of the people of Lakshadweep. Therefore, next to coconut
plantation, fishing is the major occupation of the people here. The Lakshadweep waters spread over an
area of 4 lakhssq.kms.are rich in fishery resources. After the organization of the Fisheries Department in
1959, many development activities were implemented by the Lakshadweep Administration in the fishing
arena. Setting up of boat building yards, construction and introduction of mechanized boats’ workshop
facilities in all the islands, demonstration and experimental fishing, training of personnel, establishment
of canning factory ice plant and cold storage are some of the achievements made so far in this field. The
canning Factory at Minicoy is now under the control of Lakshadweep Development Corporation.
One of the major programmes implemented by the department was to encourage the islandersto
use mechanized boats instead of country crafts and pole and line fishing method in tuna catching. Aiming
at this, the department set up two boat building yards one each at Kavaratti and Chetlat. So far, the
department has issued about 567 boats to the fishermen as on 1999. In addition to the above, Fisheries
Units are functioning in all the islands with workshop facilities for repair and overhauling of engines and
sale counter for engine spare parts, nets etc. A seasonal unit of the department is working at Suheli during
September to May to attend the repair works of engines and to provide spare parts to the fishermen
engaged in fishing activities in this uninhabited island. The fisherman training centre established in 1972
continues to give training to local fishermen in improved methods of fishing, survey of fishing grounds etc.
The centre is now working at Amini Island.
Species Wise Composition of Marine Fish Landing in Lakshadweep 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and
2009-2010 (in tonnes)
Sl No Species 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
1 2 3 4 5
1 Perches 217 227 234
2 Other Carangids 236 195 164
3 Seerfish 95 96 93
4 Tunnis 8874 9228 9978
5 Rainbow Runner 258 280 272
6 Sail fish 106 102 105
7 Shark 68 47 41
8 Miscellaneous 1546 1552 1397
Total 11400 11727 12284
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The mechanized boats constructed in the Boat Building Yards at Kavaratti and Chetlat are distrib-
uted to the selected fishermen on subsidy basis. Subsidy is also given on other fishing items like diesel,
net, etc. During the year 2009, fisheries requisites worth Rs.9 lakhs were distributed by the department.
Though the sea around the islands is abundant with varieties of fish, fishermen are largely engaged
in fishing tuna and shark because of their high value in the mainland market. There are no factories in the
private or public sectors to process the tuna except the one at Minicoy which is run by the Lakshadweep
Development Corporation. Therefore, the tuna fish caught are processed in to ‘Mas’ by boiling, smoking
and drying in sun as ‘household industry’. In the case of shark, fins are more costly than flesh. The flesh is
salted and dried while the fin is simply dried in the sun. Of the total 12,096 tonnes of fish landed during
2010, 9822 tonnes were tuna 275 tonnes were Perches, 215 were Rainbow Runner 86 tonnes were Sail Fish
105 were Sear Fish, 151 tonnes were Corrangids 44 tonnes were Shark and 1398 tonnes of other fishes. The
export of ‘Mas’ and salted dried shark during 2010 was 1,276 and 23 matric tones respectively. The income
from fishing sector to island’s economy during 2010 was Rs.4,235 lakhs.
There are five cold storages/Freezers and three ice plants functioning in Lakshadweep for the
preservation and Fish. It is also estimated 4,210 active fishermen are engaged in full time Fish catching and
4985 people are part time/occasional fisherman or associated in allied activities.
The catch of fish carried out by the islander’s forms only negligible portion of the fishery wealth
available in our sea. Major portion of tuna and shark resources are yet to be tapped. The Lakshadweep
Development Corporation is in action with its plans and programmes to start commercial fishing with long
line and purse seiners in collaboration with foreign countries.
Industry
The development of an economy is determined by the progress achieved in the field of
industrialization to a larger extent. Lakshadweep is a non-industrial area. Reports based on surveys
submitted by many agencies like Industrial Development Bank of India, Small Industries Service Institute,
Trichur, Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, Industrial and Technical Consultancy
Organisation, Kochi, the Expert Group set up by the Planning commission and Ministry of Industry, GOI etc.,
revealed that Lakshadweep has scope for industrial development based on the resources available here.
Presently there are few industrial units in the islands like Fibre Factories, Coir Production Centres, Tuna
Caning Factory, Boat Building Yards, Printing Presses in the Public sector and Sow Mills, Oil Mills, Flour
Mills, Bakeries, Furniture Making Units, Fish Pickle Units, small general workshops and Printing Press in the
private sector.
Public sector Industries in the Lakshadwe p 2009-2010
Sl.No. Sector/Name of Unit Number
1 Fibre Factory 7
2 Fibre curling unit 7
3 Coir Yarn production centre 6
4 DCP (Coir) 1
5 Hosiery Factory 1
6 Handicraft Ind co-op societies 1
7 Tuna canning factory 1
8 Boat Building yard 2
9 Furniture makers industrial co-op society 1
10 Coir spinners industrial co-op society 2
11 DCP Industrial co-op society 4
12 Printing press 9
13 Ice plant unit 3
The scope for coir based industries is more in Lakshadweep than any other industries because of
the availability of its raw material, i.e., coconut husk, in abundance. Coir twisting was the main household
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industry in the islands earlier. But, only thicker variety of yarn was produced. In 1974-75 the industries
departments established Coir Demonstration Cum Training Centres to train the island women folk in the
production of thinner variety of coir yarn, which fetched good market in the island as well as on the main-
land. At present, 7 coconut Defibring Units and 6 Coir Yarn Production Centresand 7Fibre Curling Units are
working in different islands. During the year 2009-10, the above units produced 380 MT coir fibre 67 MT
curled rope and 42 MT coir yarn. The ladies trained from the training centres joined together and formed
two Coir Co-operative Societies one each at Amini and Andrott.
Two Handicraft Training Centres were established one each at Kavaratti and Kalpeni in 1973 and
1979 respectively to train the local people in making sea shell toys, coconut shell craft and wood carvings.
Out of these, the centre at Kalpeni was closed in 1988. The centre at Kavaratti continues to give training to
the local candidates. The hosiery factory established in 1967 at Kalpeni produces different varieties of Tee
Shirts.
There are 45 industrial units functioning under government in various Islands of Lakshadweep. In
addition to this 707 micro and small medium enterprises (MSME) are also functioning in various islands of
Lakshadweep under private sector. The total labour strength under industry department is 155 during the
year 2009-2010.
Island wise MSME units in private sector 2009-2010

Sl.No. Name of Island Number
1 Kavaratti 113
2 Agatti 80
3 Amini 73
4 Kadmath 62
5 Kiltan 40
6 Chetlat 22
7 Androth 139
8 Kalpeni 63
9 Minicoy 115
Total 707
The administration is giving ample facilities to the local people who are interested to start small
scale industries in the islands. With the encouragement from the part of administration, more entrepre-
neurs are coming forward to start new small industrial units.
Trade and Commerce

The geographical isolation of islands from the mainland,restrictions put to the non-inhabitants to
settle and to carry out business in the territory are some of the stumbling blocks for the improvement of
trade and commerce here. In Lakshadweep, wholesale as well as retail trade is carried out mainly by the Co-
operative sector. The Lakshadweep co-operative Marketing Federation is the only wholesale institution
with its headquarters at Beypore supplies commodities to all the co-operative societies functioning in the
islands. Except coconut and fish, all other commodities are imported form the mainland. Kochi Kozhikode
and Mangalapuram are the nearest ports from where these items are imported in ships, barges and large
mechanized vessels known as ‘Manjoos’. All the essential commodities are supplied to the people through
these Co-operative Societies.
The ration commodities like Rice, Sugar Kerosene oil etc. are sold through ration card system.
Private retail trade was in existence even before the formation of Co-operative Societies in the islands,
but was informal and functioned mostly in the houses of the shopkeepers. Now, the condition has
completely changed. Shopping complexes with modern arrangements, attractive display and styles have
come up replacing the old shops. Luxury commodities of latest fashion on the mainland market are available
in these new shops even at lower prices.
Transport
There were no regular transport facilities between islands and main land till 1959. Odams were the
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only means of communication to mainland and vice versa. For the first time, a fair weather ship was
chartered to the islands in 1959. In 1966, Ship M.V.Laccadives , the first owned vessel of Administration with
capacity to carry 49 passengers and 40 tonnes of cargo commenced her voyage to the islands. The arrival of
M.V. Amindivi in the Arabia sea in 1970 marked a new era in the field of transport and communication in the
islands. This was the first all weather and cargo-cum-passenger ship with capacity to carry 242 passengers
and 800 tonnes of cargo. The introduction of this ship also made a full stop to the dreadful isolation of these
islands from the mainland during monsoon. However, M.V. Amindivi discontinued its service in
Lakshadweep. In order to cope with the increased passenger traffic, in 1982 another all-weather ship
M.V.Bharatseema with capacity to carry 380 passengers and 160 tonnes of cargo was put in operation be-
tween islands and mainland. To reduce the inter-island passenger pressure, a small fair-weather ferry
vessel M.V. Dweepsetu with passenger capacity of 150passengers and cargo capacity of 25 tonnesis plying
between the islands connecting the ports Beypore and Mangalapuram. One more all-weather ship, a
luxury liner with 658 passenger capacity.M.V.Tippusultan was introduced in 1988 with additional facilities
for tourists. The two speed vessels, M.V.HameedathBeevi and KhadeejaBeevi with its base station at
Kavaratti link the islands each other by plying in the inter-island sector during fair season. Of late, two small
fair weather ships namely, M.V.Aminidivi and M.V.Minicoy with 150passengers and 25 MT cargo capacitieseach
make trips from mainland to islands to the satisfaction of the inhabitants here. 3 High Speed Vessels (HSC)
with 150 passenger Capacity, 3 High Speed Vessels (HSC) with 50 passenger capacity, 2 High Speed Vessels
(HSC) with 20 passenger capacity harbor stationed at Kavaratti for inter-island connectivity and 1 all-weather
Cargo-cum-passenger ship M.V.Kavaratti with a passenger capacity of 700 passengers were also introduced
during the period.
The establishment of helicopter services between islands and mainland in January, 1987 opened a
new era in the field of transport and communication followed by the Vayudoot service from Agatti to
mainland in April, 1988. Now Indian Airlines is servicing in place of Vayudoot.
In the field of transportation of cargo, four mechanized cargo barges of 600 MT capacities each M.B.
Ubaidulla, M.B. Thinnakara, M.B.Laccadives and M.B. Cheriyam are servicing in addition to the above ships.
They mainly carry Government cargo and few private items other than consumables and perishable com-
modities. Major portion of the private cargoes are transported through Manjoos. Private parties largely
depend on the ship only during monsoon to transport their commodities. There is only one oil-barge, M.V.
Suheli which transports oil from mainland. There are two 10 MT Bollard Pull tugs namely M.V. Kiltan and
M.V. Kalpitti also engaged in transportation of Cargo.
Electricity and power
The electrification of islands dates back to 1962 when Minicoy was first electrified. Now, all the
inhabited islands in the territory are electrified. The limited hours of power supply in the beginning was
slowly stepped up ina phased manner and 24 hours power supply was established in all the islands using
diesel generating sets by the middle of Sixth Five Year Plan. Suheli Cheriyakara, an un-inhabited island, has
been provided with beach lighting facility using solar power during fishing season. In addition to the 11
diesel power houses, 5 Solar Photo Voltaic power plants; one with 25 KW at Bitra and four with 100KW one
each at Kiltan, Kadmat, Kavaratti and Minicoy and two wind energy converters of 10KW (one each at Kavaratti
and Bangaram) are running in power sector.
The total installed capacity of the power houses in the Union Territory during 2009-10 has come up
to 16510 KW with the power generation to the tune of 35,336,000 KWH. Of the total 21,421 connections in
the district, 17,477 are domestic 3,526 are commercial and 307 are industrial. Because of this high increase
in the number of connections, the power consumption has also shoot up to 25,526,000 KWH during the year
under report.
Education
Remarkable progress has been achieved in the field of education since the formation of these
islands into a Union Territory in 1956 when there were only 9 primary schools in the District with un-
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qualified teachers. The schools were housed in thatched sheds. The first High School was started in Amini
in 1961. At present, there are 10 Senior Secondary Schools ( two junior colleges converted in to Senior
Secondary Schools). One Navodaya School, 3 High Schools, 10 Senior Basic Schools, 23 Junior Basic Schools,
10 pre-primary schools and 11 Balawadis in the District. Anganwadis and Creches are also functioning in all
the islands.
There are two university centres offering degree and PG courses in Kadmat and Andrott respec-
tively. One college of education (B.Ed.) and one KendriyaVidyalaya apart from one ITI and Diet are also
functioning at Kavaratti.
Fisheries and coir technologies and typewriting courses are available in almost all high schools as
a part of vocation oriented education. The industrial training institute (ITI) functioning at Kavaratti is
providing courses in shorthand, typewriting, carpentry and tailoring.
Education is free in all respects. Free mid-day meals are provided to the students studying in
nursery and primary classes. Students studying in other islands other than their native islands residing in
hostels are provided with free boarding and lodging facilities. Facilities are also provided to the students
for higher studies at mainland for professional, technical and academic courses meeting their educational
expenses by the administration.
Medical and Health Services
Remarkable improvements have been made in the field of medical facilities since the formation of
this Union Territory in 1956. At present there are 2 hospitals, 3 community health centres, 4 primary health
centres, 2 first-aid centres, 14 sub-centre, 2 Ayurveda dispensaries, one homeopathic dispensary and 1
dental unit as against only 6 dispensaries in 1956. Hospitals are functioning at Kavaratti and Minicoy,
community health centres at Amini, Agatti and Andrott and the primary health centres at Chetlat, Kiltan,
Kadmat and Kalpeni islands. The Indira Gandhi Hospital at Kavaratti with 50 beds and specialist services is
functioning as referral hospital in the district. The cumulative number of beds in all medical institutions in
Lakshadweep is 200. Cases deserving specialized treatment at mainland and evacuated immediately by
helicopter to Kochi. In the year 2010, 464 patients were evacuated to mainland for specialized treatment.
Lakhs of amount was also spent from the National Illness Fund For the treatment of deserving patients. A
filarial control unit with its headquarters at Andrott, District Blindness Control Society, District TB Control
Society, District Leprosy Society and State Aids Control Society with their headquarters at Kavaratti are also
functioning in the District. Spread of malaria and leprosy has been brought down to the bottom but in order
to arrest its return back the district leprosy society is functioning in the district. Performance of field
workers in the field of maternal and child health programme is commendable. The reluctance shown buy
the people in small family norms is slowly changing. People are now coming forwards to accept family
welfare methods. During 2009-10, 36tubectomy, 1 vasectomy and 29 IUD insertions were made in the
district. Other contraceptives numbering 13,640 were also issued during the year.
Co-operation
The co-operative movement introduced in 1962 has firmly established in this Union Territory and
succeeded to a reasonable extent in breaking the Dhallal or middleman system. Co-operative Societies are
functioning in all the inhabited islands except Bangaram. Now, there are 66 different types of co-operative
Societies including the Lakshadweep co-operative Marketing Federation at Beypore. As on 31.3.2010,
these societies were having 70,881 members with a paid up share capital of Rs.15,03,47,000 lakhs. This
means, all the Islander are members in the co-operative societies in the District.
The Lakshadweep co-operative Marketing Federation functioning at Beypore as its Headquarters is
the approved wholesaler of the marketing societies in the islands. The Federation not only purchases
consumer goods and other commodities required for the supply societies but also receives copra from the
islanders at market price. In the year 2009-10, 3466.03metrictonnes copra worth Rs.1,539.56 lakhs were
marketed through the Federation. The Federation has now made arrangements for supplying bulky and
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costly goods through supply societies. The consumers are free from any risk of transportation. Two wheel-
ers, refrigerators, Television Sets, Wooden and Steel furniture etc.are some of the items supplied through
co-operative supply and marketing society. In addition to this, LPG connections are also provided to the
people at Kavaratti and Minicoy through supply societies.
The stepping of co-operative movement in the field of credit transaction dates back to 1968 when a
service co-operative society was established at Kalpeni for the first time. Now, credit facilities are available
in all the islands through these service co-operative societies and through supply and marketing societies
where service societies are not available. Besides, there are other societies such as Labour Contract Co-
operative Society, Industrial Co-operative Society, Govt. Employees’ Co-operative Stores and Canteen etc.
functioning in various spheres.
Science and Technology
In order to monitor and to effectively implement plan schemes, Science and Technology Cell was
first created in the Administration during Sixth Five Year Plan. Later, this was upgraded to the level of a full-
fledged department. In early 1988, this department was designated as Technical Cell of island Develop-
ment Authority to look after the activities of IDA. The department is also looking after matters related to
environment and co-ordinating activities of Pollution Control Board. The Lakshadweep Council for Science
and Technology was also constituted during 1984 with Administrator as its Chairman.
Many studies were conducted by the Department on the recommendation of IDA with the help of
experts from other scientific institutions of Government of India in all important fields viz., fisheries,
agriculture, water supply, tourism, sea erosion, transportation, water quality, housing environment, land
use, ground water assessment, waste management, etc. The institute of Applied Manpower Research,
New Delhi has carried out the study on the training needs for Lakshadweep. Study on wave power potential
in Lakshadweep was conducted by the Centre for Earth Science studies, Trivandrum. The Landuse study in
Lakshadweep was conducted by National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Trivandrum
and the ornithological study on Pitti Island by Madras Natural Society (MNS), Madras, are some other
important studies. Services of the National Institute of Oceanography, National Environmental Engineer-
ing Research Institute and Centre for Earth Science Studies were also utilized in this field.
To inculcate science awareness among high school and college students, the department has intro-
duced the “Science Awareness, Science Education and Popularisation” Scheme. Establishment of science
clubs in high schools and senior secondary schools, computer training courses, supply of electronic teaching
kits to high schools and senior secondary school, supply of audio visual aids, science awards to ST students,
etc. are some of the achievements.
Fishery being the backbone of the islands economy, the Department is giving much importance in
this sector. Supply of data on Potential Fishing Zone from National Remote Sensing Agency Hyderabad to
the fisher man, deployment of Fish Aggregation Device, training to fisherman on handling and operation of
navigational equipments, etc., are some of the activities in this line.
Information and Publicity
Information and Publicity has to play a vital role in nation building. It is a liaison department
between administration and people by bringing information about plans and schemes of the administra-
tion to the people and the views of the people to the administration. Aiming at this, the Information and
Publicity Department was established in Lakshadweep in 1974. Presently, 9 information units are function-
ing in different islands. Though documentaries and feature films, they foster national integration, commu-
nal harmony, educational values and patriotism. During 2010 these units have exhibited 68 Hindi Films, 2
Tamil films, 4 English films and 50 Malayalam films. Field campaigns on developmental activities, family
welfare, rural development week, plan week etc. are also organized from time to time through these units.
The Lakshadweep Times, a newspaper daily in Malayalam and English published from Kavaratti since 1982
still continues. Another edition of Lakshadweep Times in Mahal is published from Minicoy. Though there
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is a small radio station, established in 1993 at Kavaratti, the Calicut Station of All India Radio still continues
to broadcast the 15 minutesprogramme in Malayalam and 30 minutes programme in Mahal meant for
Lakshadweep. Low power television transmitters have been installed in all inhabited islands, except Bitra
and Bangaram where direct receiving sets are also available.
Tourism
Lack of transport facilities was the main stumbling block in Lakshadweep in developing tourism
activities in Lakshadweep. This has been solved to a certain extent after commissioning of luxury liner
M.V.Tippusultan, M.V.Amindivi, M.V.Minicoy helicopter and Air Services. The scenic beauty of the islands
with unpolluted atmosphere and its crystal clear lagoons with colourful corals and ornamental fishes attract
domestic as well as international tourists to the islands. Bangaram is opened to the international tourist,
while Kadmat and Agatti entertain both domestic and international tourists. Facilities are opened to do-
mestic tourist at Kavaratti, Kalpeni and Minicoy.
Society for Promotion of Recreational Tourism and Sports (SPORTS) is the main tourism promoting
agency in Lakshadweep. Tourism has multiplied the chances for employment avenues to the educated
youths in the islands. In 2009-2010, there were 87 family huts, 26 beach resorts, 3 bathing huts, 8 honey-
moon huts, 3 executive huts, 1 pre-fabricated hut and 4 cafeterias in the islands. During 2009-10, 5,603
domestic tourist and 4,126 foreign tourists visited the islands.
Press
The shifting of Lakshadweep Government Press from Calicut and establishing it at Kavaratti on 15th
August 1983 marks a new era in the field of printing activities in Lakshadweep. Then there were only some
old and outdated machines and handful of staff. Now, the press at Kavaratti, housed in a beautiful double
storied building, is well equipped with the modern and latest printing machines and equipment like DTP
system with scanner, Demy and Double Demy single and double colour Offset Machine, Hot Melt Perfect
Binder, Computerised Cutting Machine, Table Top Offset Machine, Digital Scanner cum Printer, Process
Camera with Plate Making Unit, etc. The Press in now producing multi colour printing like posters,
magazines,picture cards, text books and work books for students including Mahal text books, diaries,
calendars and security printing like ballot paper, question paper etc. The only daily newspaper published
in this Union Territory “The Lakshadweep Times” is also printed in this Press. In short, the Lakshadweep
Government Press at the headquarters is competent to cater the needs of the Union Territory Government
in all respects. Besides the headquarters Press at Kavaratti, eight mini Presses are also functioning, one
each at Kadmat, Agatti, Andrott and Minicoy Amini, Kiltan, Chetlat and Kalpeni. Book binding units are also
functioning in these presses.
The Five Year Plan in the District.
The islands were constituted into a Union Territory during the second Five Year Plan period and
therefore the territory could not derive the benefit of First Five Year Plan. An integrated short term plan
with an outlay Rs.73.85 lakhs was implemented during the middle of the Second Five Year Plan. The actual
expenditure was only Rs.40.29 lakhs. The third Plan was implemented in the Union Territory spending an
amount of Rs.108.51 lakhs against the outlay of Rs.98.38 lakhs. A major portion of the amount was spent for
the improvement of Transport and Communication, to promote co-operative movement, development of
agriculture, fisheries and education. The Fourth Plan outlay was Rs.200 lakhs. Schemes of harbor works and
navigational facilities etc. were formulated separately with an allotment of Rs.100lakhs. Education and
fisheries received more attention during this plan period. The Fifth Plan with an outlay of Rs.622.73 lakhs
focused on the development of important sectors in the fisheries, education, power, housing, health and
co-operation. The expenditure was Rs.380.93 lakhs by the end of the Fifth Plan in 1977-
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PLAN OUTLAY AND EXPENDITURE
Plan Period Outlay Expdr. Pecentage
1 2 3 4
Annual Plan 2007-2008 22211 21961.48 98.88
Annual Plan 2008-2009 26368 26875.65 101.93
Annual Plan 2009-2010 29686 26587.18 89.56
Grama Panchayats
The Panchayati raj institutions came into the existence through the promulgation of the
Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation, 1994 by the President of India on 23rd April, 1994. The present panchayat
system in Lakshadweep is of two tier system. There is one Village (Dweep) panchayat each for every
inhabited islands (except Bangaram) including the census town of Amini, Kavaratti, Kadmat, Andrott,
Kalpeni and Minicoy and a district panchayat for the district. There are 82 seats in all the ten
dweeppanchayats. Out of which 75 are reserved for scheduled tribes including 30 seats for women.
The number of members in each panchayat varies depending upon the size of the population. The
major islands of Kavaratti and Andrott have eleven members each, Amini, Agatti and Minicoy have 10
members each, Kalpeni and Kiltan have8 members each and Chetlat and Kiltan have only 6 members each
and Bitra has only 3 members. The least populated Island Bangaram have no panchayat of its own and it is
part of Agatti Village panchayat. Each dweeppanchayat has a chair person and a vice chairperson elected
by the members of the respective dweeppanchayat to look after the day to day activities.
The HQs of the district panchayat is at Kavaratti. It has 25 seats out of this, 22 seats are reserved for
scheduled tribes including 12 seats for women. All the chairperson of the dweeppanchayat and the mem-
bers of parliament are also its members. It has a president-cum chief Counsellor and two Vice President
cum Counsellor elected by its members to look after the day-to-day activities. All the district level devel-
opmental activities are implemented through the district panchayat.
The very role of Panchayati raj institutions is to ensure people participation in developmental
activities. Many basic developmental activities have been brought under the control of panchayats. Imple-
mentation of SwarnaJayanti Gram SwarozgarYogana(SGSY), Jawahar Gram SwarozgarYogana (JSGY) etc., are
now under the control of village panchayat. In addition, primary education, Public health, food and nutri-
tion programmes, libraries etc., are also brought under the control of panchayats. The panchayat has to
convene its meeting in every 3 months. GramaSabhas are also convened twice in a year to ensure direct
participation of the common people.
ii) CENSUS CONCEPTS
Building: A ‘Building’ is generally a single structure on the ground. Usually a structure will have
four walls and a roof. Sometimes it is made up of more than one component unit which are used or likely
to be used as dwellings (residences) or establishments such as shops, business houses, offices, factories,
workshops, work sheds, Schools, places of entertainment, places of worship, godowns, stores etc. It is also
possible that building which have component units may be used for a combination of purposes such as
shop-cum-residence, workshop-cum-residence, office-cum-residence etc. But in some areas the very
nature of construction of houses is such that there may not be any wall. Such is the case of conical structures
where entrance is also provided but they may not have any walls. Therefore, such of the conical structures
are also treated as separate buildings.
Pucca houses: Houses, the walls and roof of which are made of permanent materials. The material
of walls can be any one from the following, namely, Stones (duly packed with lime or cement mortar), G.I/
metal/ asbestos sheets, Burnt bricks, Cement bricks, Concrete. Roof may be made of from any one of the
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following materials, namely, Machine-made tiles, Cement tiles, Burnt bricks, Cement bricks, Stone, Slate,
G.I/Metal/Asbestos sheets, Concrete. Such houses are treated as Pucca house.
Kutcha houses: Houses in which both walls and roof are made of materials, which have to be
replaced frequently. Walls may be made from any one of the following temporary materials, namely, grass,
Unburnt bricks, bamboos, mud, grass, reeds, thatch, plastic /polythene, loosed packed stone, etc. Such
houses are treated as Kutcha house.
Dwelling Room: A room is treated as a dwelling room if it has walls with a doorway and a roof and
should be wide and long enough for a person to sleep in, i.e. it should have a length of not less than 2
meters and a breadth of at least 1.5 meters and a height of 2 meters. A dwelling room would include living
room, bedroom, dining room, drawing room, study room, servant’s room and other habitable rooms.
Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and verandah which are not normally usable for living
are not considered as dwelling rooms. A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining,
storing, cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. In a situation where a census house is used as a shop
or office. etc., and the household also stays in it then the room is not considered as a dwelling room. But if
a garage or servant quarter is used by a servant and if she/ he also lives in it as a separate household then
this has been considered as a dwelling room available to the servant’s household. Tent or conical shaped
hut if used for living by any household is also considered as dwelling room. A dwelling room, which is
shared by more than one household, has not been counted for any of them. If two households have a
dwelling room each but in addition also share a common dwelling room, then the common room has not
been counted for either of the households.
Census House : A ‘census house’ is a building or part of a building used or recognized as a separate
unit because of having a separate main entrance from the road or common courtyard or staircase, etc. It
may be occupied or vacant. It may be used for residential or non- residential purpose or both. If a building
has a number of Flats or Blocks/Wings, which are independent of one another having separate entrances
of their own from the road or a common staircase or a common courtyard leading to a main gate, these are
considered as a separate Census house.
Village: The basic unit for rural areas is the revenue village, which has definite surveyed boundaries.
The revenue village may comprise of one or more hamlets but the entire village is treated as one unit for
presentation of data. In unsurveyed areas, like villages within forest areas, each habitation area with
locally recognized boundaries is treated as one village.
Rural-Urban area: The data in the census are presented separately for rural and urban areas. The
unit of classification in this regard is ‘town’ for urban areas and ‘village’ for rural areas. The urban area
comprises two types of towns viz; statutory towns and Census towns. In the Census of India 2011, the
definition of urban area adopted is as follows:
(a) Statutory Towns : All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area
committee, etc are known as statutory towns.
(b) Census Towns: All other places satisfying the following three criteria simultaneously are treated as
Census Towns.
i) A minimum population of 5,000;
ii) At least 75 per cent of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits; and
iii) A density of population of at least 400 per sq. km. (1,000 per sq. mile)
For identification of places which would qualify to be classified as ‘urban’ all villages, which, as per
the 2001 Census had a population of 4,000 and above, a population density of 400 persons per sq. km. and
having at least 75 per cent of male working population engaged in non-agricultural activity were considered.
To work out the proportion of male working population referred to above against b) (ii), the data relating
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to main workers were taken into account. In addition the above stated towns, urban areas also constitutes
of OGs which are the parts of UAs.
Urban Agglomeration : An Urban Agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town
and its adjoining urban outgrowths (OGs) or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or
without urban outgrowths of such towns. In some cases, railway colonies, university campuses, port areas,
military camps etc; may come up near a statutory town outside its statutory limits but within the revenue
limits of a village or villages contiguous to the town. Each such individual area by itself may not satisfy the
minimum population limit to qualify it to be treated as an independent urban unit but may qualify to be
clubbed with the exiting town as their continuous urban spread (i.e., an Out Growth). Each such town
together with its outgrowth(s) is treated as an integrated urban area and is designated as an ‘urban agglom-
eration’. For the purpose of delineation of Urban Agglomerations during Census of India 2011, following
criteria has been adopted:
The core town or at least one of the constituent towns of an urban agglomeration should necessarily
be a statutory town; and The total population of an Urban Agglomeration (i.e. all the constituents put
together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were
similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition
of contiguity.
Out Growth (OG): The outgrowth is a viable unit such as a village or a hamlet or an enumeration
block and clearly identifiable in terms of its boundaries and location. While determining the outgrowth of
a town, it has been ensured that it possesses the urban features in terms of infrastructure and amenities
such as pucca roads, electricity, taps, drainage system for disposal of waste water etc., educational
institutions, post offices, medical facilities, banks etc and physically contiguous with the core town of the
UA.
City: Towns with population of 100,000 and above are called cities.
Household: A ‘household’ is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their
meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so. Persons
in a household may be related or unrelated or a mix of both. However, if a group of unrelated persons live
in a census house but do not take their meals from the common kitchen, then they are not constituent of
a common household. Each such person was to be treated as a separate household. The important link in
finding out whether it was a household or not was a common kitchen/common cooking. There may be one
member households, two member households or multi-member households.
Institutional Household: A group of unrelated persons who live in an institution and take their
meals from a common kitchen is called an Institutional Household. Examples of Institutional Households
are boarding houses, messes, hostels, hotels, rescue homes, observation homes, beggars homes, jails,
ashrams, old age homes, children homes, orphanages, etc. To make the definition more clearly perceptible
to the enumerators at the Census 2011, it was specifically mentioned that this category or households
would cover only those households where a group of unrelated persons live in an institution and share a
common kitchen.
Houseless household : Households who do not live in buildings or census houses but live in the
open or roadside, pavements, in hume pipes, under flyovers and staircases, or in the open in places of
worship, mandaps, railway platforms, etc., are treated as Houseless Households.
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe
Article 341 of the Constitution of India provides that the President may, with respect to any State or
Union Territory, specify the Castes, Races or Tribes or parts of or groups within Castes, Races or Tribes which
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shall for the purposes of the Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to that State or
Union Territory. Article 342 similarly provides for specification of Tribes or Tribal Communities or parts of or
groups within Tribes or Tribal Communities which are to be deemed for the purposes of the Constitution to
be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the various States and Union Territories. In pursuance of these provisions,
the list of Scheduled Castes and / or Scheduled Tribes are notified for each State and Union Territory and
are valid only within the jurisdiction of that State or Union Territory and not outside.
It is important to mention here that under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, no
person who professed a religion different from Hinduism was deemed to be a member of a Scheduled
Caste in addition to every member of the Ramdasi, Kabirpanthi, Majhabi or Sikligar Caste resident in
Punjab or Patiala and East Punjab States Union were in relation to that State whether they professed the
Hindu or the Sikh religion. Subsequently, in September 1956, by an amendment, the Presidential Order of
1950 and in all subsequent Presidential Orders relating to Scheduled Castes, the Hindu and the Sikh Religions
were placed on the same footing with regard to the specification of Scheduled Castes. Later on, as per the
amendment made in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1990, the Hindu, the Sikh and the Buddhist
were placed on the same footing with regard to the recognition of the Scheduled Castes. A member of
Scheduled Tribe may belong to any religion. However a person will be reckoned as belonging to Scheduled
Tribe only if the name of the Tribe appears in the list of Scheduled Tribes applicable to the State.
There are no Scheduled Castes in Lakshadweep.
List of notified Scheduled Tribes, Lakshadweep
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists (Modification) Order, 1956 and the Laccadive,
Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) (Adaption of Laws) Order, 1974 &
THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES) (UNION TERRITORIES) ORDER (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008
No. 2 OF 2009
(7th January, 2009)
Scheduled Tribes
Throughout the Union Territory:-

Inhabitants of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands who, and both of whose parents were
born in those islands”
The entry is to be read as “Inhabitats of the Lakshadweep who, and both of whose parents, were
born in the Union Territory”.
‘Provided that the children who are born to inhabitants of Lakshadweep in any other place in the
mainland of India shall be deemed to be inhabitants born in the Islands if such children settle permanently
in the Islands’.
Language and Mother tongue
As per the census concept, each language is a group of mother tongues. The census questionnaire
collects information on the mother tongue of each person and mother tongue is defined as the language
spoken in childhood by the person’s mother to the person. If the mother died in infancy, the language
mainly spoken in the person’s home in childhood will be the mother tongue. In the case of infants and
deaf mutes, the language usually spoken by the mother is considered as mother tongue. It is not necessary
that the language spoken as mother tongue should have a script. The mother tongues returned by the
respondents in census are classified and grouped under appropriate languages according to their linguistic
characteristics.
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Literate
A person age 7 years and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is
taken as literate. A person who can only read but cannot write is not literate. It is not necessary that to be
considered as literate, a person should have received any formal education or passed any minimum
educational standard. Literacy could also have been achieved through adult literacy classes or through any
non-formal educational system. People who are blind and can read in Braille are treated as literates.
Literacy rate
Literacy rate of the population is defined as The percentage of literates in the age group seven
years and above. For different age groups The percentage of literates in that age group gives the literacy
rate.
Educational level
The highest level of education a person has completed.

Work
Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or without

compensation, wages or profit. Such participation may be physical and/or mental in nature. Work involves
not only actual work but also includes effective supervision and direction of work. It even includes part
time help or unpaid work on farm, family enterprise or in any other economic activity. All persons engaged
in ‘work’ as defined above are workers. Persons who are engaged in cultivation or milk production even
solely for domestic consumption are also treated as workers.
Reference period for determining a person as worker and non-worker is one year preceding the
date of enumeration.
Main worker
A person who has worked for major part of the reference period (i.e. six months or more during the
last one year preceding the date of enumeration) in any economically productive activity is termed as
‘Main worker’.
Marginal worker
A person who worked for less than six months of the reference period (i.e. in the last one year
preceding the date of enumeration) in any economic activity is termed as ‘Marginal worker’.
Non - worker
A person who has not worked at all in any economically productive activity during the reference
period (i.e. last one year preceding the date of enumeration) is termed as ‘Non worker’.
Cultivator
For purposes of the Census a person is classified as cultivator if he or she is engaged in cultivation
on land owned or held from government or held from private persons or institutions for payment in
money, kind or share. Cultivation includes effective supervision or direction in cultivation.
A person who has given out her/his land to another person or persons or institution(s) for cultivation
for money, kind or share of crop and who does not even supervise or direct cultivation in exchange of land,
is not treated as cultivator. Similarly, a person working on another person’s land for wages in cash or kind or
a combination of both (agricultural labourer) is not treated as cultivator.
Cultivation involves ploughing, sowing, harvesting and production of cereals and millet crops such
as wheat, paddy, jowar, bajra, ragi, etc., and other crops such as sugarcane, tobacco, ground-nuts, tapioca,
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etc., and pulses, raw jute and kindred fiber crop, cotton, cinchona and other medicinal plants, fruit growing,
vegetable growing or keeping orchards or groves, etc. Cultivation does not include the following plantation
crops – tea, coffee, rubber, coconut and betelnuts (areca).
Agricultural labourer
A person who works on another person’s land for wages in money or kind or share is regarded as an
agricultural labourer. She/he has no risk in the cultivation, but merely works on another person’s land for
wages. An agricultural labourer has no right of lease or contract on land on which she/he works.
Household industry worker
Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by the head of the household herself/
himself and or by the members of the household at home or within the village in rural areas and only within
the precincts of the house where the household lives in urban areas.
The larger proportion of workers in household industry should consist of members of the household
including the head. The industry should not be run on the scale of a registered factory which would qualify
or has to be registered under the Indian Factories Act and should be engaged in manufacturing, processing,
servicing and repairs of goods.
It does not include professions such as a pleader, Doctor, Musician, Dancer, Waterman, Astrologer,
Dhobi, Barber, etc. or merely trade or business, even if such professions, trade or services are run at home
by members of the household.
Other worker
A person who has been engaged in some economic activity during the reference period but not as
a cultivator or agricultural labourer or in Household Industry is termed as a ‘Other Worker (OW)’. The type
of workers that come under this category of ‘OW’ include all government servants, municipal employees,
teachers, factory workers, plantation workers, those engaged in trade, commerce, business, transport,
banking, mining, construction, political or social work, priests, entertainment artists, etc. In effect, all
those workers other than cultivators or agricultural labourers or household industry workers, are ‘Other
Workers’.
Work participation rate
Percentage of workers (main + marginal) to total population

Population density
Population density is the number of persons inhabited per square kilometre of the area.
Age
Age is measured in terms of the completed number of years.

Sex ratio
Number of females per 1000 males in a population.

iii) NON-CENSUS CONCEPTS
Concepts used in VD and TD of DCHB:
1. Educational Amenities:- The type of different educational facilities available in the village is given in
numbers. Both Government and private educational facilities / institutions are considered for this-
purpose. If there are composite schools like Middle schools with Primary classes, or Secondary schools
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with middle classes, these are included in the number of Primary and Middle schools respectively. For
example, if in a village there are two Primary schools and one Middle school with primary classes, the
number of Primary schools in the village are given as three and that of Middle school as one even
though there may be only three educational institutions. So also in case of Secondary schools. For
better understanding, the distinctiveness of different types of schools is depicted hereunder:
1.1 Pre-primary (PP): Now-a-days, the children are sent to schools at a very early stage. Lot of pre-
primary schools, private schools in particular, have come up in villages and towns. These may or
may not be recognized by the competent authorities. Even many Secondary schools have classes
starting from preprimary level. Pre-primary classes include Nursery, K.G., Pre-basic, Play school,
etc.
1.2 Primary School (P): Schools providing education from Standard 1 and upward up to and inclusive
of Standard V are classified as Primary Schools.
1.3 Middle School (M): Schools providing education from Standard VI and upward up to and inclusive
of Standard VIII are classified as Middle Schools. A School with Class 1 to VIII is treated as two
units, i.e. one Primary School and one Middle School.
1.4 Secondary School (S): Schools providing education from Standard IX and upwards up to and
inclusive of Standard X are classified as Secondary Schools. A composite school with 1 to X standard
is treated as three separate units and counted separately under the categories of Primary School,
Middle School and Secondary School.
1.5 Senior Secondary School (SS): Schools and colleges that provide education for Standards XI and
XII and first and second year of the Pre-University Course fall under this category. There are
Senior Secondary Schools with Standard I and upwards up to Standard XII.
1.6. Degree College:

(i) Arts/Science/Commerce: These are all educational institutions that provide post-PUC level
education leading to University degree/diploma in any subject or combination of subjects and
also post-graduate levels of education. The college offering courses in Arts, Science or Commerce
either separately or in combination are covered under this category.
(ii) Engineering College (E):It is a graduate/post-graduate degree college providing Bachelor of

Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) or post-graduate engineering degrees like
M.Tech.
(iii) Medical Colleges: These are graduate/post-graduate degree colleges providing MBBS or
equivalent degree in alternative medicine like Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy etc. or post-
graduate medical degrees like M.D or equivalent in the above branches of medicine.
1.7. Management College/ Institute (MI): It offers courses like Diploma in Management, Post-Graduate
Diploma in Management, Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and specializations in
different disciplines of Management like Marketing, Human Resources Development (HRD) etc.
1.8. Polytechnic (Pt): An Institution providing certificate/diploma (not equivalent to degree) in any
technical subject like engineering, vocational courses like embroidery, fashion designing etc. It
may be both Government and Private.
1.9. Vocational School/ITI: It is a vocational training institute imparting trainings in specific fields
acquiring necessary skill, which will make the trainees employable or create them opportunities
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of self-employment. Trainings offered by Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) fall under this category.
1.10. Non-formal Education/Training Centre (NFTC): Non-vocational education centers, established by
the Central and State Governments provide educational facilities to the interested persons
irrespective of educational qualification, and age. These education centers are open to all.
1.11. Special School for Disabled: There are Government and Government recognized institutions/
organizations engaged for providing education to different groups of disabled persons.
2. Medical Facilities:
2.1 Hospital-Allopathic and Hospital-Alternative medicine: A hospital is an Institution, where sick or

injured are given medical or surgical care. Bed strength differs from hospital to hospital ranging
from 31 to 500 depending upon whether these are sub-district, sub-divisional or district hospitals.
If there is hospitals providing facilities under different systems of medicines such as, Allopathy,
Ayuveda, Unani and Homeopathy etc., these details are given separately.
(a) Allopathy: The system of medical practice, which treats disease by the use of remedies
which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment.
(b) Ayurveda: Ayurveda means ‘Science of life’. The philosophy of Ayurveda is based on the
theory of Pancha Mahabhootas (Five elements) of which all the objects and living bodies are
composed of. The combination of these five elements are represented in the form of Tridosha:
Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These three ‘doshas’ are physiological entities of living beings. Ayurveda
developed into eight distinct specialities, i.e., Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Eye and
ENT, Surgery, Toxicology, Geriatrics and Science of virility. Two types of treatments, Preventive
and Curative, are given in Ayurveda.
(c) Unani: Treatment of Unani consists of three components, namely, preventive, promotive and
curative. Unani system of medicine has been found to be efficacious in conditions like Rheumatic
Artharitis. Jaundice, Filarisis, Eczema, Sinusitis and Bronchial Asthma. For the prevention of the
disease and promotion of health, the Unani System emphasizes six essentials: pure air, food and
water, physical movement and rest, psychic movement and rest, sleep and wakefulness and
retention of useful materials and evacuation of waste materials from the body.
(d) Homoeopathy: Treatment in Homoeopathy, which is holistic in nature, focuses on an
individual’s response to a specific environment. Homoeopathic medicines are prepared mainly
from natural substances such as plant products, minerals and animal sources. Homoeopathic
medicines do not have any toxic, poisonous or side effects.Homoeopathic treatment is economical
as well and has a very broad public acceptance.
2.2 Community Health Centre (CHC): Community Health Centres are designed to provide referral
health care for cases from PHC and those in need of specialist health care approaching the CHC
directly. 4 PHCs are included under each CHC thus catering approximately 80,000 populations in
tribal/hilly areas and 1, 20,000 populations for plain areas. CHC is a 30- bedded hospital providing
specialist care in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surgery and Paediatrics.
2.3 Primary Health Centre (PHC): A Primary Health Centre is the first contact point between a village
community and the Government medical officer. A PHC covers a population of 20,000 in hilly,
tribal or difficult areas and 30,000 populations in plain areas with 4-6 indoor/observation beds. It
acts as a referral unit for 6 sub-centres. It has a medical officer and para medical staff.
2.4 Primary Health Sub- Centre (PHS): A Primary Health Sub-centre is the first contact point between
the primary health care system and the community. As per the population norms, one PHS is
established for every 5,000 population in plain areas and 3,000 population in hilly/ tribal/ desert
areas. Each PHS has a sanctioned strength of one male and one female heath worker.
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2.5 Maternity and Child Welfare Centre (MCW): It provides pre-natal and post-natal services for
both mother and child. The services include regular check-up of pregnant women, giving folic
tablets, counseling, delivery, immunization of children with check-up etc.
2.6 TB Clinic (TBC): The diagnosis and treatment of TB are functions of the general health services
and hence it is a part and parcel of Primary Health Care. Specialized units such as the District
Tuberculosis Centre (DTC) act as referral centres. TB clinics are established by the Government of
India under the National Tuberculosis Control Programme and implemented through a network
of DTC. The DTC is the nodal point for TB control activities in the district and it also functions as a
specialized referral centre. The functions of sub-district level Tuberculosis Unit (TU) are
implementation, monitoring and supervision of TB control activities in its designated geographical
areas.
2.7 Health Centre: Clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed. It has no in-patient
facility. A clinic (or an outpatient clinic) is a small private or public health facility that is devoted
to the care of outpatients, often in a community, in contrast to larger hospitals, which also treat
inpatients.
2.8 Dispensary: Place where patients are treated and medicines provided but with no in-patient
facility.Immunizations, MCH Services and sometimes pathological tests are carried out here. It
may be of allopathic or any alternative medicine.
2.9 Veterinary Hospital: Mostly run by the State Government or local body for treatment and
preventive measures against diseases of domestic animals like cows, buffaloes etc in rural areas.
2.10 Mobile Health Clinic: These are Mobile vans well equipped with a range of health services to
villages located far away from the CHCs, PHCs or any public health sources. The vans visit villages
on designated days to deliver the health care services. The services generally offered are OPD,
ante-natal and post-natal, B.P. examination, X-ray, ECG, Immunization, First Aid etc.
2.11 Family Welfare Centre: Check-up and counseling is provided to the pregnant and married women
regarding small family norm and devices for having a small family. Temporary and permanent
contraceptive devices are provided here.
2.12 Nursing Home: A nursing home is a long –term care facility licensed by the state that offers 24-
hour room and board and health care services including basic and skilled nursing care,
rehabilitation and a full range of other therapies., treatments and programs to old and sick
people. The difference between a hospital and a nursing home is that a nursing home gives
importance to convalescence from a disease while a hospital gives medical treatment for the
disease.
2.13 Medicine Shop: A shop which sells drugs and medicines of any system of medicine viz. allopathic,
homeopathic, ayurvedic or unani medicines, is considered as a medicine shop. Sometimes some
shops and Paan shops also keep ordinary medicines, like Crocin, Burnol etc. These shops are not
taken as medicine shops.
3. Drinking water: The following are the main source of drinking water facility (ies) available in the
village.
3.1 Tap Water-treated: This source of drinking water refers to a source of drinking water which is
provided to the villagers through pipes within their premises or to the villagers through common
taps (public taps/community water points) by the Government departments, local bodies,
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panchayats, public or private estate agencies, etc. after treatment. Such a source is treated as
‘Tap water from treated source’.
3.2 Tap Water-un-treated: If the villagers are drawing drinking water through pipes either directly
from a well or bore well or after pumping the well or tube well water, or the water is supplied
through pipes to the households of the village or through public taps without treatment.Such a
source is treated as ‘Tap water from un-treated source’.
3.3 Covered Well (CW): A well that is (1) covered on sides from run-off water (i.e., excess water
from rain, snowmelt or other sources flows over the land) through a wall lining or casting that is
raised above ground level on a platform that diverts spilled water away from the well and (2)
covered so that bird droppings and animals cannot fall down the hole. It is considered as covered
well.
3.4 Un-covered Well (UW): A well which is (1) un-covered on sides from runoff water, (2) un-covered
from bird droppings and animals; or (3) both.
3.5 Hand Pump (HP): Hand pump means where ground water is taken out manually by operating a
hand pump.
3.6 Tube Well / Borehole (TW): Tube well denotes the ground water source from where ground
water is taken out through electrical or diesel pump. Spring, River/Canal, Tank/Pond/Lark are self
explanatory.
4. Community Toilet Complex : Community Toilet may be constructed and maintained by Gram Panchayats
or Private NGOs like Sulabh Sauchalaya or likes.
5. Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet (RSM): It is an outlet dealing with the materials,
hardware and designs required for the construction of not only sanitary latrines but other sanitary
facilities such as compost pit, washing platform and other sanitation and hygiene accessories required
for individuals, households and the environment in the rural areas.
6. Community bio-gas or recycle of waste for productive use: Many of the solid wastes having economic
values but put for disposal can be recycled for reuse. For example, food, cow dung, leaves, vegetable,
paper, wood, plastics, old cloth etc. However, some of the wastes are not recyclable. These are carbon
paper, thermo coal etc. When recyclable solid wastes is subjected to decomposition, bio-gas could be
produced under favourable conditions. These systems of recycling may be there at the village level
organized by Gram Panchayats with technical support from Governments or non-government organi-
zations.
7. Communication and transport Facilities:
7.1 Post Office (PO): Self-explanatory.7.2 Sub-Post Office (SPO): Sub-post office includes Extra
Departmental Post Offices and those providing franchise postal services and also part time services
in lieu of some honorarium. The limited postal services include sale of stamps, receipt of letters
and money orders and also distribution of letters.
7.3 Post & Telegraph Office (PTO): Telegraph office is set up by the Government to enable people to
send or receive telegrams. If the phonogram facility is available (though the Telegraph office
may not be equipped with Morse Code Transmitters), the village is considered to be having
telegraph facility.
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7.4 Telephones (landlines): If the village is having the Public Call Office (PCO) either run by the Post
Office or by individuals or by a private shop, then the village is considered to be having telephone
facility.
7.5 Public Call Office (PCO)/Mobile PCO: Self explanatory.
7.6 Mobile Phone Coverage: Mobile phones are now very common particularly in urban areas. Some
villages by virtue of being in close proximity to the urban areas also enjoy the benefits of the
mobile phone services. Even if a few villagers avail the services of mobile phones, then the
village is considered to be having access to mobile phone.
7.7 Internet Cafes/Common Service Centres (CSC): If the village is having the facility of Cyber Cafes
or shops owned by private individuals providing the facility of surfing of the internet, then the
village is considered to be having access to internet/cyber cafe facility. Government of India
formulated the scheme of CSC with the vision of providing all government services in an integrated
manner at the door step of the citizen at an affordable cost even in the remotest corners of the
country through a combination of it based as well as non-IT based services.
7.8 National Highway (NH): These are main highways running through the length and breadth of
the country. Each NH is numbered like NH-1, NH-2 for easy identification.
7.9 State Highway (SH): These are roads of a state linking district headquarters and important cities
within a State and connecting them with NHs or Highways of the neighboring States.
7.10 Major District Roads (MDR): These are important roads within a district, serving areas of
production and markets and connecting these with each other or with the main Highways.
7.11 Other District Roads (ODR): These are roads serving rural areas of production and providing
them with outlet to market centres, taluka headquarters, block development head quarters or
other main roads.
7.12 Village Road:The approach to village refers to the state of road etc., leading to the village. This
is to see whether the village is approachable both in fair and foul weather, and whether it is
inaccessible only for some time in the year.
7.13. Black-Topped (Pucca) Road (BTR): A road provided with a bituminous surfacing.
7.14 Gravel (Kuchha) Road (GR): A road constructed using well compacted crushed rock or gravel
material (coarse sand, small stones), which is fairly resilient and does not become slippery when
wet.
7.15 Water Bound Macadam (WBM): This is the road layer made of crushed or broken mixture of sand
and rock fragments mechanically interlocked by rolling and voids filled with screening and binding
material with the assistance of water.
7.16 Foot Path (FP): A trodden path for the use by pedestrians and in some cases bicycles. The Foot
Paths are not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in some cases. Most of the interior/
forest villages are connected by Foot Paths.
8. Banks and Credit Societies: -Banking facility means a place where a person can operate a bank account.
8.1 Commercial Bank (CB): These may be banks wholly ownedby the Government of India. or by
Indian or Foreign Companies.
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8.2 Cooperative Banks (Coop. B): A co-operative bank is a financial entity which belongs to its
members, who are at the same time the owners and the customers of their bank. Cooperative
banks are often created by persons belonging to the some local or professional community or
sharing a common interest. These banks are registered under the Cooperative Societies Act. The
cooperative banks are regulated by RBI and are covered by the Banking Regulations Act, 1949.
8.3 Agricultural Credit Society (ACS): Major objectives of the ACS are to supply agricultural credit to
meet the requirements of funds for agricultural production, the distribution of essential consumer
commodities, the provision of storage and marketing facilities and for light agricultural
implements and machinery.
8.4 Non-Agricultural Credit Society (NCS): These societies include consumer cooperative societies
and also credit cooperative societies of certain categories of persons like teachers, health workers,
etc.
9. Miscellaneous Facilities:
9.1 Self-help Group (SHG): Self-Help Groups are groups of between 10-25 women created by either
NGOs or under the SGSY (Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana) for the purposes of meeting local
credit needs. They are sometimes called Mahila Mandals in villages.
9. 2. Public Distribution System (PDS) shop: The shops through which some essential commodities
are sold by the government at subsidized rates. They may also be known as ration shops and
control shops.
9.3. Mandis/Regular Market: These are those clusters of shops with or without fixed premises which
are open on at least six days a week and opens at least from morning hours to dusk.
9.4. Weekly Haat: These are those clusters of shops with or without fixed premises which are open
once a week.
9.5. Agricultural Marketing Society: It is a common platform to analyse the issues among all the
individuals and institutions in the field of agricultural marketing.
9.6. Nutrition Centre: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): The Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS) Scheme set up by the Government of India with the objective of
providing following package of services to the children under 6 years and pregnant and lactating
mothers in villages such as; Immunization, Health Check-up, Referral Services, Pre-school Non-
formal Education and Nutrition & Health Education.
9.7. Anganwadi Centre: Each centre under the ICDS scheme is run by an Anganwadi Worker. One
Anganwadi worker is appointed for specified population of the village. They are basically local
women. They are assisted by Anganwadi helper. They provide pre-school non-formal education
at the Centre and provide food to the children.
9.8. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA): ASHA is a health activist in the community who will
create awareness on health and its social determinants and mobilize the community towards
local health planning and increased utilization and accountability of the existing health services.
She would be a promoter of good health practices. She will also provide a minimum package of
curative care as appropriate and feasible for that level and make timely referrals. She will act as
a motivator of different types of health related activities. Unlike ANM, she will not be involved in
any clinical activities like immunization.
9.9. Sports Club/Recreation Centre: Indoor and out-door games are arranged by the Club and activities
like wrestling, Judo Karate etc. are also done there.
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9.10. Cinema/Video Hall (CV): If regular cinema houses licensed by Government is available, then the
town/village is considered to be having the facility of Cinema Hall. Video hall owners screen
films in their own or hired premises.
9.11. Public Library: Books are kept there which can be accessed by the public on loan basis. These may
be sponsored by Government or Local Body or Panchayat or any influential person. Free service
or nominal charges are made for using the facility.
9.12. Public Reading Room: Here the public may read newspapers and magazines. These may be
sponsored by Government or Local Body or Panchayat or any influential person.
9.13. Newspaper Supply: The availability of the Newspaper(s), both in English or vernacular, in the
village is considered to having the said facility.
10. Availability of Electricity/Power. If power is actually available, whatever may be the form of its use,
it is indicated affirmative.If the village is having electricity for domestic purposes and the residents
are using the same for domestic use, then it is considered that domestic power supply is available. If
the electricity authority has not given domestic supply to the households on their request and people
are using unauthorized electricity either by stealthily or misuse the supply meant for agricultural or
industrial purposes, then it is not considered as availability of electricity for domestic purposes.
However, if the village goes out of power due to temporary technical problems such as, transformer
failures, theft of electrical equipment, etc., it is considered that electricity is available. Supply of
electricity is considered available even when there is a temporary ban on new domestic connec-
tions. Connections to residential houses, bungalows, clubs, hostels and hospitals run on non-com-
mercial basis, charitable, educational and religious institutions are included in the domestic cat-
egory.
10.1 Power Supply for domestic use:This category includeselectricityused only for domestic
consumption.
10.2 Power supply for agricultural use: This category includes all electricity connections given to the
farmers for conducting various agricultural activities including irrigation.
10.3 Power supply for commercial use: This category includes electricity connections given for
workshops, industries etc. or for any commercial purposes.
10.4 Power supply for all uses: This category includes electricity connection is available for domestic
use, agricultural use, and for any commercial purposes.
11. Land Use Pattern: The land use area of the villages is given in hectares. The land use pattern in the
Village Directory conform to the pattern of classification of land use as recommended by the Ministry
of Agriculture, Government of India. The Ministry has recommended the maintenance of records of
land use pattern under the 9 categories as indicated in the Village Directory.
12. System of drainage : Generally, by drainage system, we mean the network of mains and branches of
underground conduits for the conveyance of sewerage to the point of disposal. Sewers that carry only
household and industrial wastage are called separate sewers; those that carry storm water from roofs,
streets and other surfaces are known as storm water drains, while those carrying both sewage and
storm water are called combined sewers. However, in towns, which are not provided with such under-
ground sewerage system, it is mentioned whether it has open drainage system. There may be possibil-
ity of the town having both closed as well as open drainage systems.
13. Type of latrines: The data on various types of latrines both public and private together are collected.
The three types of latrines considered here are, Pit Latrine, Flush/Pour Flush Latrine and Service
Latrine.
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(i) Pit System: The latrines are attached to the pit that is dug into the ground for the reception of
night soil, are reckoned as pit latrine.
(ii) Flush/pour flush: A flush latrine uses a cistern or holding tank for flushing water and has a water
seal, which is a U-shaped pipe, below the seat or squatting pan that prevents the passage of flies
and odours. A pour flush latrine uses a water seal, but unlike a flush latrine, a pour flush latrine
uses water poured by hand for flushing (no cistern is used). (iii) Service: Type of latrine from
where night soil is removed manually by scavengers. All other types of latrines are covered
under “Others” category.
14. Protected Water Supply- Source and capacity of Storage system:There are various sources of water
supply and its storage system in the town.
14.1 Service Reservoir: A servicereservoir is a water storage container that holds clean water after it
has been treated in a water plant, and before it is piped to the end users. These containers are
covered, and are designed to keep the water safe from contamination. Their main purpose is to
provide a buffer within the water supply system so that water supplies can be maintained across
periods of varying demand.
14.2 River Infiltration Gallery: Infiltration Galleries are capable of supplying large quantities of water,
and are used where wells are unable to supply water needs, i.e. where an impermeable rock
barrier affects well efficiency, or where surface water sources are too shallow for intake screens.
Infiltration galleries are one or more horizontal screens placed adjacent to (on-shore), or directly
underneath (bed-mounted), a surface water source.
14.3 Bore Well Pumping System: A bore well is a well of 6" to 12" in diameter drilled into the earth for
retrieving water. The depth of a bore well can vary from 50 feet to 3000 feet. Water is pumped out
to surface through electricity/generator.
14.4 Pressure Tank: Tank that is used to ensure consistent water pressure and for storage of water.
Usually located in basement of house but sometimes (in older settings) located in well pit.
15. Road lighting (Points): Road lighting means the number of street lights that are maintained in the
town.
16. Home Orphanage: Orphanageis the name to describe a residential institutiondevoted to
thecareoforphans–children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care for them. Par-
ents, and sometimes grandparents, are legally responsible for supporting children, but in the absence
of these or other relatives willing to care for the children, they become a ward of the state, and
orphanages are a way of providing for their care and housing.
17. Working women’s hostel: These may be recognised or non-recognised by any public authority. The data
on number of working women’s hostels available in the town are collected with number of seats.
18. Old Age Home: There are two types of Old Age Homes in India. One is the “Free” type which cares for
the destitute old people who have no one else to care for them. They are given shelter, food, clothing
and medical care. The second type is the “Paid” home where care is provided for a fee. Nowadays, such
“Retirement” homes have become very popular in India and they are well worth considering.
19. Stadium: A stadium is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concertsor other events, consist-
ing of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to
stand or sit and view the event.
20. Auditorium/Community Hall: These are the places wheremeetings, social functions etc. are organised.
Civic status of urban units: Civic Status of a town/city is determined on the basis of Civic Administrative
Authority of the town e.g., Municipal Corporation / Corporation, Municipal Committee / Municipal council,
Municipality etc.
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Size class of U.A./town : Size-class of U.A./Town is based on the population size of the U.A./City/
Town.
U.A.s/Towns with 100,000 and above population are classified as Class I U.A.s/ Towns. Towns with
50,000 to 99,999 population are classified as Class II towns, 20,000 to 49,999 population are Class III towns,
population with 10,000- 19,999 are Class IV towns, population with 5,000 and 9,999 are Class V towns and
towns with less than 5,000 population are Class VI towns.
Slum area : The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956, which was enacted by the
Central Government defined slums as (a) Areas where buildings are in any respect unfit for human habita-
tion; or (b) are by reasons of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement and design of such buildings,
narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, or any combi-
nation of these factors, are detrimental to safety, health or morals.
Mega city : The concept of ‘Mega city’ is a recent phenomenon in the Urban Sociology and is defined
in term of metropolitan city in the form of large size, problem of management of civic amenities and
capacity to absorb the relatively high growth of population. Indian Census in 1991 treated the population
size of 5 million and above as the cutoff point to identify a place as the mega city. Whereas, for the purpose
of inclusion in Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Mega cities the Ministry of
Urban Affairs and employment, Department of Urban Development adopted the criteria of 4 million and
above population as per 1991 Census for Mega Cities. In 2001 Census, cities with 10 millions and above
population have been treated as Mega cities and the same criteria of population have been adopted in 2011
census.
iv) 2011 CENSUS FINDINGS
Distribution of population in Rural – Urban areas.
It is worth mentioning here that there is no city or urban agglomeration in Lakshadweep. Till 1981,
the entire area of the UT was treated as rural. In 1981, three of the major islands namely, Amini, Kavaratti
and Minicoy were treated as Census Towns for the first time and continued as such in 1991 and 2001.
Though Agatti Island was included in the urban frame in 1991, it was declassified as rural in 2001 Census, as
it did not satisfy the empirical test.
All the six Census Towns have non-municipal status. Kavaratti, Minicoy and Andrott Census towns
comes under the class of IV (population of 10,000 – 19,999), while the other two towns, Amini, Kadmat
comes under the class of V (population of 5,000 -9,999). The town Kalpeni comes under class VI (less than
5,000).
The population of Lakshadweep as per 2011 census is 64,473, Of which 14,141 persons live in rural
areas and 50,332 persons in urban areas representing 21.93% and 78.07% respectively of the total population
of the district. In 2001, the proportion of population was more in the rural section (55.5%) than in the urban
section (44.5%). This was only because of the declassification of Agatti Island in the rural frame in 2001.
Six out of ten community development blocks in the district have urban components. Amini,
Kadmat and Andrott are entirely urban both in area and population while Kavaratti, Kalpeni and Minicoy
have both rural and urban areas, but have only urban population. In short, the entire population of these
CD blocks is residing in urban areas and there is no rural population. On the other hand, the remaining four
CD blocks are entirely rural and have no urban population.
The rural-urban distribution of population in 2001 and 2011 is diagrammatically depicted as follows.
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RURAL URBAN RURAL URBAN
COMPOSITION, 2001 COMPOSITION, 2011
13.36%
55.5%
Rural Rural
44.5% 86.64%
Urban Urban
Population and its growth
Population of Lakshadweep is 64,473 with a break up of 33,123 males and 31,350 females recording a
decennial growth rate of 6.3% over 2001 population. This is the second time after1941, the Lakshadweep
population has shown a declining trend in its growth rate. In 2001 Census the decennial growth rate of
Lakshadweep was 17.3%. This has come down to 6.3% in 2011 recording a loss of 11% points over 2001
growth rate.
In line with the above general trend all the sub-divisions and CD blocks have recorded a low growth
rate compared to 2001 census. The highest sub-divisional growth rate is recorded in Kavaratti sub-division
(10.89%) and lowest in Kadmatsub-division(1.31%). Among the CD blocks, Kavaratti record the highest
growth rate (10.89%) followed by Minicoy (10.03%) and Kadmat records the lowest (1.31%)
The following statement gives the growth rate of Lakshadweep district for 2001 and 2011.
State /District Population Percentage Decadal Growth

2001 2011 2001 2011
Lakshadweep 60650 64473 17.3 6.3
Sex ratio
The sex ratio of the district as per 2011 census is 946 females per 1000 males. The sex ratio of the
district was always favorable to the females and stood above the equity ratio right from 1901 to 1961
except in 1911 and 1931. Thereafter, the ratio demonstrate a declining trend from 1971 to 1991. In 2001 sex
ratio shows a slight improvement over the 1991 ratio (943)
The 2011 sex ratio shows a slight decrease over 2001 ratio (946). It is worth mentioning that though
there were ups and downs, the sex ratio of the district was always the national sex ratio.
The rural sex-ratio of the district is more favourble to females(952) than the sex ratio of total
population (946) but remains the same as was in 1991 census (959). On the other hand the urban sex ratio
of the district(945) is above the rural sex ratio.
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Among the sub divisions, Andrott has the highest sex-ratio 1035 females per 1000 males and Kavaratti
has lowest ratio 817 females per 1000 males. In the CD block also Andrott bagged the first position in sex
ratio with 1075 females per 1000 males and Kavaratti the least with 817 females per 1000 males.
The child sex-ratio (0-6 age-group) in the district is 911 against 959 in 2001. This is lower than the
total sex ratio of the district (946) as well as that of 2001 (959). The rural child sex-ratio has decreased
considerable from 999 in 2001 and reached at 911 in 2011, whereas the urban child sex-ratio has increased
from 900 in2001 to 911in 2011 census.
The highest sub divisional child ratio is recorded in Chetlat (1184) and the lowest in Kiltan (855). In
the CD Blocks, Chetlat stand first with 1184 and Kiltan lowest with 855 females per 1000 males.
Density
The density of population of the district as per 2011 Census is 2,149 persons per sq.km as against
1895 in 2001. The area of Lakshadweep has decreased to 30 sq.km. from 32.00 sq.kms. in 2001 census and
therefore, the density of population of the district is directly proportional to the increase in population in
each Census.
The rural area of the district includes area of all the rural islands (villages) including uninhabited
islands, while the urban area of the district is limited to the area of the urban islands (census towns) only,
Therefore, the urban density (2,293 persons per sq.km.) of the district is higher than the rural density
(1,756) persons per sq,km.
The density of population in Amini, Bitra, Chetlat, Kiltan, Kavaratti, Andrott and Minicoy sub-
division are higher than that the total density of the district. This is due to the reason that the total
geographical area of the district (30.00 sq.kms) is used for calculating the district density, whereas the land
use area of the district (28.56 sq.kms.) is used for reckoning sub-divisional and block level density. The
highest density is recorded in Amini sub-division (2,958 persons per sq.km.) while the lowest is recorded
in Kalpeni sub-division (1,584 person per sq.km). Among the CD Blocks, the highest density of 2,958
persons per sq.km.is recorded in Amini and the lowest in Kalpeni (1,584 persons per sq.km).
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The following statement shows the density of the district for 2001 and 2011
Density of Population
State/ CD Blocks
2001 2011
Lakshadweep 1895 2149
Amini 2228 2958
Kalpeni 1549 1584
Literacy
According to 2011 Census, a person who can both read and write with understanding in any language
is treated as a literate. Children in the age group 0-6 are excluded from the total population. Thus, literacy
rate is the number of literates per 100 population in the age group 7 and above.
As per 2011 Census, there are 52,553 literates in Lakshadweep. This means 91.85% of the population
in Lakshadweep are literates. Out of the total literates, 28,023 are males and 24,530 are females. As in the
previous census, the male population in the district dominate the female population in literacy in the
present census also. In 2001, there were 92.5% male literates and 80.5% female literates in the district.
These rates have increased to 95.28% and 90.3% respectively in 2011 census.
Among the sub-divisions, the highest literacy rate is recorded in Bitra (96.97%) and the lowest in
Amini (89.12%). In the CD Blocks, the highest rate is registered at Bitra(96.97%) and lowest in Amini
(89.12%).
The diagram below portrays the literacy rate of Lakshadweep 2011 census
Work Participation Rate
As per the Census of India 2011, population is broadly classified in to two groups viz. Workers and
Non-workers according to their activity. Further, they are again sub-divided in to Main workers and Marginal
workers on the basis of their economic activity. Those persons, who worked for six months and more, are
treated as Main workers and those who worked for less than six months are treated as Marginal workers.
The Main workers and Marginal workers are again classified in to Cultivators, Agricultural Labourers,
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Household Industry workers and Other Workers on the basis of the nature of work done by them.
Work Participation Rate (WPR) is the percentage of total workers (main and marginal) to the total
population. As per 2011 census, out of the total population of 64,473 in the district, 18,753 persons i.e.,
29.09% of the total population are workers as against 25.32% in 2001.
Of the total 18753 workers in the district, 15,318 are male and only 3,435 are female constituting
46.25% and 10.96% of their respective total population. In general, the decade 2001-2011 registers an
increase of 4.06 percent points in the total work participation rate over the previous decade.
In 2011 Census, the work participation rate is high in the urban areas compared to the rural areas of
the district. This is evident from the fact that 28.01% of the urban populations are workers, whereas in the
rural areas 32.82% of its population are workers as against 27.3% and 23.8% respectively in 2001 Census.
Among the sub-division, the highest work participation rate is recorded in Bitra(50.55%) and the
lowest in Andrott (19.61%), In the same way, Kalpeni sub-division stands at top in the district in the case of
main workers (28.08) and Bitra incase of marginal(25.83%). The least percentage of main workers and
marginal workers are recorded in Andrott(9.69%) and Kalpeni (8.58%) respectively.
It is interesting to note that the highest work participation rate is recorded in Bitra CD block
(50.55%)and the lowest in Andrott CD clock (19.61%). In the case of main workers, Kalpeni CD block ranks
first with 28.08% again leaving behind Andrott CD block to the last position (19.41%). The highest proportion
of marginal workers is registered at Bitra CD block (25.83%) and the lowest in Kalpeni CD block (8.58%).
It is worth mentioning here that in all the above cases, the gap between the highest and the lowest
is too wide in CD blocks that it is two to three times more than the lowest rates.
RELIGION
The local inhabitants of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep are all Muslims. According to 2011
Census six major religions viz. Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism have been
returned from Lakshadweep. Of these 96.58% of population are followers of Islam. The following statement
gives the distribution of population with percentage in different religious communities in the district.
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Population
Religious Communities
Persons Males Females
All Religions 64473(100.0) 33123(100.0) 31350(100.0)
Muslims 62268(96.58) 31166(94.09) 31102(99.21)
Hindus 1788(2.77) 1603(4.84) 185(0.59)
Christians 317(0.49) 286(0.86) 31(0.09)
Sikhs 8(0.0) 6(0.0) 2(0.0)
Buddhists 10(0.0) 9(0.0) 1(0.0)
Jain 11(0.0) 6(0.0) 5(0.0)
Other Religions and persuasions 7(0.0) 6(0.0) 1(0.0)
Religion not stated 64(0.0) 41(0.27) 23(0.07)
The above table reveals that, besides Muslims 2.7% of the population in the district are Hindus and
0.49% Christians. Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains are negligible in number. There are other religion or persua-
sions in the district which are also negligible in number. 64 persons have not stated any religion. Population
other than Muslims constitute only 3.42% of the total population. Hence, the characteristics of general
population largely resemble those of Muslim population in Lakshadweep.
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v) BRIEF ANALYSIS OF PCA DATA BASED ON INSET TABLES 1 TO 35
During 2011 Census the inset tables contained in District Census Hand Book are also generated using
computer software as done in 2001 Census.
The total population of Lakshadweep as revealed by the Census, India, 2011 is 64,473 persons
consisting of 33,123 males and 31,350 females. The population of the district, distributing in to four sub-
divisions namely Amini, Kavaratti, Androth and Minicoy has increased recording a decennial growth rate of
6.30% in decade 2001-2011. As in 2001 Census, Amini sub-division ranks first in population with 31.19%
followed by Kavaratti (28.35%) and Androth (24.81%). 50,332 persons in the district out of 64,473 persons
representing 78.07% of the total population live in urban and against 44.5% in 2001. The decennial growth
rate of rural population during the decade 2001-2011 is -58.02% whereas it is 36.24 for urban. The reason for
high increase in urban population is due to the classification of Kadmat, Androth and Kalpeni village into
census towns in 2011 census.
Of the sub-divisions, Androth is entirely urban and the remaining 3 sub divisions have both rural
and urban population.
Table 1 : Decadal change in population of tahsils by residence, 2001- 2011
Sl.No. Tahsil Population Percentage decadal Percentage urban
2001 2011 variation 2001-2011 popualtion
Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban 2001 2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Amini 18914 11561 7353 19629 6564 13065 3.78 -43 .22 77 .68 38.9 77.68 *
2 Kavarat ti 17193 7074 10119 18787 7577 11210 9.27 7 .11 10.78 58.9 10.78
3 Andrott 15048 15048 0 15601 0 15610 3.73 0 3 .73 0 100.0**
4 Minicoy 9495 0 9495 10447 0 10447 10.03 0 10.03 100. 10.03
5 T ot al 60650 33683 26967 64473 14141 50332 6.30 -58 .02 66.43 44.50 86 .64
*One village Kadmat Island classified as Census town during 2011 Census
*T wo inhabited villages in the t ehsil are classified as Census town during 2011 Census
The rural population of the district is spread out in 6 villages of 4 CD blocks. Agatti CD block has the
highest population, while Chetlat, Bitra CD Block has the least population. Of the total 8 island (villages) 2
(ie. 9.76%) islands viz. Kiltan & Chetlat lie in the population size of 2000-4999 and 1 (i.e. 11.74%) island viz.
Agatti fall in the range of 5000-9999. The lowest population size of less than 200 (Bangaram, Suheli
Cheriyakara) and in the range of 200-499 (Bitra). Table 2 below gives the number and percentage and
inhabited villages in specified population size ranges with the related population.
Table 2: Number and percentage of inhabited villages in specified population size ranges with the related population,
2011 (Rural)
Sl.No. C.D. Block T ot al T ot al rural populat ion Number and Population less Number and Populat ion 200 -
number of percentage of than 200 percent age of 499
inhabit ed villages villages
villages
Persons Males Females Males Females Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 0002-Bitra 1 271 154 117 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 1 ( 100 %) 154 117

2 0003-Chetlat 1 2,347 1,172 1,175 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
3 0004-Kilt an 1 3,946 2,012 1,934 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
4 0006-Kavarat ti 1 11 11 0 1 ( 100 %) 11 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
5 0007-Agatt i 2 7,566 3,894 3,672 1 ( 50 %) 44 1 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
T otal 6 14,141 7,243 6,898 2 ( 33 %) 55 1 1 ( 17 %) 154 117
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2011 (Rural) (Contd….)
Sl.No. C.D. Block Number and Populat ion 500 - Number and Population 1000 Number and Population 2000 -
percent age of 999 percentage of - 1999 percentage of 4999
villages villages villages
Males Females Males Females Males Females

1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1 0002-Bitra 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
2 0003-Chetlat 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 1 ( 100 %) 1,172 1,175
3 0004-Kilt an 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 1 ( 100 %) 2,012 1,934
4 0006-Kavaratt i 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
5 0007-Agatt i 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
T otal 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 2 ( 33 %) 3,184 3,109
2011 (Rural) (Contd….)
Sl.No. C.D. Block Number and Population 5000 - 9999 Number and Population 10000 and above
percentage of percent age of
villages villages
Males Females Males Females
1 2 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 0002-Bitra 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
2 0003-Chetlat 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
3 0004-Kilt an 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
4 0006-Kavaratt i 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
5 0007-Agatt i 1 ( 50 %) 3,850 3,671 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
T otal 1 ( 17 %) 3,850 3,671 0 ( 0 %) 0 0
No statutory Towns were created during 2011 census in the district. 3 new Census Town were
created during 2011 census in the district,of the 4 census towns in1991. Table 3 gives particulars about new
towns de-notified, declassified and merged towns in 2011 Census.
Table: 3:- New Towns, de-notified, declassified and merged town in 2011 Census
(a) New
(i) St at ut ory t own
(ii) Census t own :- 3 Nos. viz, Kadmat , Androt t and Kalpeni
(b) Denotified
(i) Statut ory town of 2001 census denotified and also did not satisfy the crit eria t o be treated as census town:-Nil
(ii) St at ut ory t owns of 2001 census de not ified but identified as census town based on demographic and economic criteria .
( iii) Census town of 2001 census are not ified as statutory town in 2011census .
(c) Declassified :- Nil
(d) Wholly merged with ot her t own(s) :-Nil
Sex-ratio is defined as number of females per 1000 males. Lakshadweep being a single district
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union territory, the sex-ratio of the UT is the same as for the district. Table 4 shows the sex-ratio of the UT
and the district from 1901 to 2011.
According to 2011 Census the total sex-ratio of the district is 966, while it is 952 for rural and 945 for
urban. The total sex-ratio of the district was always favourable to the females and stood above the equity
ratio right form 1901 to 1971, except in 1911 and 1931 and started coming down from 1971 onwards fluctuating
between 943 and 978. Till 1981, the entire area of the district was rural, The rural-urban sex-ratio of the
district from 1981-2011presented interesting picture that rural sex-ratio was always above the total sex-
ratio and the urban sex-ratio was always below the rural sex-ratio.
Table 4 gives the sex-ratio of the district by sub-divisions.
Table 4: Sex ratio of the state and district, 1901-2011

Census Year State District
Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1901 1063 1063 - 1063 1063 -
1911 987 987 - 987 987 -
1921 1027 1027 - 1027 1027 -
1931 994 994 - 994 994 -
1941 1018 1018 - 1018 1018 -
1961 1020 1020 - 1020 1020 -
1951 1043 1043 - 1043 1043 -
1971 978 978 - 978 978 -
1981 975 986 963 975 986 963
1991 943 959 930 943 959 930
2001 948 959 935 948 959 935
2011 946 952 945 946 952 945
Not e:- Sex rat io has been defined here as t he number of females per 1000 males
Table 5: Sex ratio by Sub-district, 2011

Sl.No. Name of Sub-district Sex ratio
Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5
1 05620-Amini 1001 0 1001
2 05621-Bit ra 760 760 0
3 05622-Chet lat 1003 1003 0
4 05623-Kiltan 961 961 0
5 05624-Kadmat 1009 0 1009
6 05625-Kavaratt i 815 0 817
7 05626-Agat ti 943 943 0
8 05627-Androt t 1035 0 1035
9 05628-Kalpeni 901 0 901
10 05629-Minicoy 947 0 947
Dist rict : 587-Lakshadweep 946 952 945
It is clear from the above table that Androth sub-division has the highest sex-ratio of 1035 females
per 1,000 males. The sex-ratio of Bitra division is lowest (760).
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Among the CD blocks (rural) Kiltan has the highest sex-ratio of 961 females per 1000 males followed
by Agatti (943). CD block Bitra has the lowest sex-ratio of 760 females per 1000 males in the district. It is
also to be noted that the sex-ratio of all the CD blocks (rural), exempting Agatti, Kiltan and Bitra islands is
below the district ratio. Table 6 gives the sex-ratio of the district by CD blocks.
Table 6: Sex ratio by CD Blocks, 2011
Sr.No. Name of CD block Sex ratio
1 2 3
1 0001-Amini 0
2 0002-Bitra 760
3 0003-Chetlat 1003
4 0004-Kilt an 961
5 0005-Kadmat 0
6 0006-Kavaratt i 0
7 0007-Agatt i 943
8 0008-Androt t 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 0
10 0010-Minicoy 0
T otal 952
Of the total 6 inhabited islands(villages) 2 islands viz. Agatti, Kiltan fall under the range of sex-ratio
950-999 covering 33.33% of the total villages and 17.28 of the total population of the district. Two islands
namely, Bangaram and SuheliCheriyakara drop into the range of less than 700 covering 33.33% of the total
island, but representing only 0.40% of the rural population. The largest island Agatti comes under the sex-
ratio range of 900-949 representing 53.39% of the rural population of the district. Table 7 below gives the
sex-ratio of rural population.
Table 7: Sex ratio of rural population by ranges, 2011
Range of sex ratio for villages Number of Percentage of Population 2011 Percentage distribution of
inhabited villages villages in each population
range
1 2 3 4 5
Less t han 700 2 33.33 56 0.40
700 - 749 0 0.00 0 0.00
750 - 799 1 16.67 271 1.92
800 - 849 0 0.00 0 0.00
850 - 899 0 0.00 0 0.00
900 - 949 0 0.00 0 0.00
950 - 999 2 33.33 11467 81.09
1000 - 1099 1 16.67 2347 16.60
1100+ 0 0.00 0 0.00
Dist rict : Lakshadweep (587) 6 100 14141 100
Sex ratio District (Rural):952
In Lakshadweep, there is no urban agglomeration or standard urban area. The urban part of the
district constitutes only 6 census towns. Among the census towns, the highest sex-ratio (1035) has been
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recorded in Androth and the lowest (817) in Kavaratti. Table 8 gives the sex-ratio of census towns in the
district.
Table 8: Sex ratio of towns, 2011

Sl.No. Name of town Urban status of town Sex ratio
1 2 3 4
1 627030-Amini (CT ) (CT ) 1001
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) (CT ) 1009
3 627038-Kavarat ti (CT) (CT ) 817
4 627046-Andrott (CT ) (CT ) 1035
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) (CT ) 901

6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) (CT ) 947
Sex ratio (Urban) dist rict: 945
Of the total population of the district7,255 persons with 3797 males and 3458 females fall under the
category of 0-6 age – group. The sex ratio in the 0-6 age-group population of the district is 911 as against 946
for total population. Similarly, the sex-ratio of the 0-6 age-group of rural population (911) is same as
compared to the sex-ratio of the total rural population (911). Similarly the sex-ratio of the 0-6 age-group in
the urban population (911) is also same. Table 9 gives the sex-ratio of population in the age-group 0-6 for
sub-districts.
Table 9: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 for Sub-district, 2011
Sl.No. Name of Sub-district Total/ Rural/ Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio for 0-6
Urban age group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 05620-Amini T ot al 859 441 418 948
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 859 441 418 948
2 05621-Bit ra T ot al 40 21 19 905
Rural 40 21 19 905
Urban 0 0 0 0
3 05622-Chet lat T ot al 308 141 167 1184
Rural 308 141 167 1184
Urban 0 0 0 0
4 05623-Kiltan T ot al 549 296 253 855
Rural 549 296 253 855
Urban 0 0 0 0
5 05624-Kadmat T ot al 603 301 302 1003
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 603 301 302 1003
6 05625-Kavaratt i T ot al 1158 618 540 874
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 1158 618 540 874
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Table 9: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 for Sub-district, 2011
Sl.No. Name of Sub-district Total/ Rural/ Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio for 0-6
Urban age group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 05626-Agat ti T ot al 918 492 426 866
Rural 918 492 426 866
Urban 0 0 0 0
8 05627-Androt t T ot al 1383 736 647 879
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 1383 736 647 879
9 05628-Kalpeni T ot al 433 218 215 986
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 433 218 215 986
10 05629-Minicoy T ot al 1004 533 471 884
Rural 0 0 0 0
Urban 1004 533 471 884
Dist rict: 587-Lakshadweep T ot al 7255 3797 3458 911
Rural 1815 950 865 911
Urban 5440 2847 2593 911
Among the CD block(rural), the sex-ratio for 0-6 group population is the highest (1,184) in Chetlat
followed by Bitra (905), whereas the lowest sex-ratio in this age-group is recorded in Kiltan CD blocks with
855 females per 1000 males. Table 10 below gives the sex ratio of population in the age group of 0-6 in CD
blocks.
Table 10: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 for CD Blocks, 2011
Sl.No. Name of CD Block Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio for 0-6 age
group
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 0001-Amini 0 0 0 0
2 0002-Bit ra 40 21 19 905
3 0003-Chet lat 308 141 167 1184
4 0004-Kiltan 549 296 253 855
5 0005-Kadmat 0 0 0 0
6 0006-Kavaratt i 0 0 0 0
7 0007-Agat ti 918 492 426 866
8 0008-Androt t 0 0 0 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 0 0 0 0
10 0010-Minicoy 0 0 0 0
T ot al 1815 950 865 911
Out of 6 total inhabited islands (rural) in the district, 1 island viz. Chetlat Island is in the range of
sex-ratio 1,100 and above. Another one island namely, Bangaram come under the range of 900-949. Table
11 below gives the sex-ratio of CD blocks in the age-group 0-6 by ranges.
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Table 11: Sex ratio of rural population in the age group 0-6 by ranges, 2011
Range of sex ratio Number of Percentage distribution of Population 2011 Percentage distribution of
for villages inhabited villages population
villages
1 2 3 4 5
Less t han 700 2 33.33 0 0.00
700 - 749 0 0.00 0 0.00
750 - 799 0 0.00 0 0.00
800 - 849 0 0.00 0 0.00
850 - 899 2 33.33 1467 80.83
900 - 949 1 16.67 40 2.20
950 - 999 0 0.00 0 0.00
1000 - 1099 0 0.00 0 0.00
1100+ 1 16.67 308 16.97
Dist rict : Lakshadweep (587) 6 100 1815 100
Sex ratio District (Rural):911
The sex ratio for 0-6 population is the highest (1003) in Kadmat census town, while this rate is the
lowest (874) in Kavaratti census town. Table 12 gives the sex ratio of population in the age-group 0-6
pertaining to census towns
Table 12: Sex ratio of population in the age group 0-6 of towns, 2011
Sl.No. Name of town Urban Total population in 0-6 age group Sex ratio for 0-6
status of age group
town Persons Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 627030-Amini (CT ) (CT ) 859 441 418 948
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) (CT ) 603 301 302 1003
3 627038-Kavarat ti (CT ) (CT ) 1158 618 540 874
4 627046-Andrott (CT ) (CT ) 1383 736 647 879
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) (CT ) 433 218 215 986
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) (CT ) 1004 533 471 884
Dist rict (Urban): 587-Lakshadweep 5440 2847 2593 911
No caste has been scheduled in relation to Lakshadweep and therefore, there is no Scheduled
Castes population in Lakshadweep. The inhabitants of Lakshadweep who and both of whose parents were
born in those islands are treated as Scheduled Tribes. There is only on Tribe in Lakshadweep and it has no
specific name.
According to 2011 census 61,120 persons constituting 94.8% of total population of the district are
Scheduled Tribes. In rural area, 95.21% of the population are Scheduled Tribes, whereas in the urban area
it is 94.69%.
Among the sub-districts, highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes population 100% to total population
is recorded in Bitra. The lowest proportion of 88.72% has been recorded in Kavaratti sub-division. Table 13
gives the number and percentage of Scheduled Tribes population in the sub districts.
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Table 13: Number and percentage of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes population in Sub-districts, 2011
Sl.No. Name of Sub-District Total/ Total Total Total Percentage of Percentage of
Rural/ population scheduled scheduled scheduled castes scheduled tribes
Urban castes tribes population to population to
population population total population total population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 05620-Amini Total 7661 0 7541 0 98.43
Rural 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 7661 0 7541 0 98.43
2 05621-Bit ra T ot al 271 0 271 0 100
Rural 271 0 271 0 100
Urban 0 0 0 0 0
3 05622-Chet lat T ot al 2347 0 2195 0 93.52
Rural 2347 0 2195 0 93.52
Urban 0 0 0 0 0
4 05623-Kiltan T ot al 3946 0 3827 0 96.98
Rural 3946 0 3827 0 96.98
Urban 0 0 0 0 0
5 05624-Kadmat T ot al 5404 0 5178 0 95.82
Rural 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 5404 0 5178 0 95.82
6 05625-Kavarat ti T ot al 11221 0 9955 0 88.72
Rural 11 0 3 0 27.27
Urban 11210 0 9952 0 88.78
7 05626-Agat ti T ot al 7566 0 7167 0 94.73
Rural 7566 0 7167 0 94.73
Urban 0 0 0 0 0
8 05627-Andrott T ot al 11191 0 10948 0 97.83
Rural 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 11191 0 10948 0 97.83
9 05628-Kalpeni T ot al 4419 0 4051 0 91.67
Rural 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 4419 0 4051 0 91.67
10 05629-Minicoy T ot al 10447 0 9987 0 95.6
Rural 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 10447 0 9987 0 95.6
587-Lakshadweep T ot al 64473 0 61120 0 94.8
Rural 14141 0 13463 0 95.21
Urban 50332 0 47657 0 94.69
Among the rural CD blocks, Bitra has the highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes population (100%)
in the district followed by Kiltan with 96.98%. The lowest proportion is recorded in Kavaratti CD block with
27.27%. In the remaining CD blocks, the proportion of Scheduled Tribes is almost equal ranging between
93.5% and 96.98%. Table 14 gives Scheduled Tribes population in the CD blocks.
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Table 14: Number and percentage of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (rural) population in CD Blocks, 2011
Sl.No. Name of CD Block Total Total Total scheduled Percentage of Percentage of
population scheduled tribes population scheduled castes scheduled tribes
castes population to total population to total
population population population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 0001-Amini 0 0 0 0 0
2 0002-Bitra 271 0 271 0 100
3 0003-Chet lat 2347 0 2195 0 93.52
4 0004-Kiltan 3946 0 3827 0 96.98
5 0005-Kadmat 0 0 0 0 0
6 0006-Kavaratt i 11 0 3 0 27.27
7 0007-Agat ti 7566 0 7167 0 94.73
8 0008-Andrott 0 0 0 0 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 0 0 0 0 0
10 0010-Minicoy 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14141 0 13463 0 95.21
As stated earlier, there is no Scheduled Caste population in this district and therefore, in the table
given below, all the 6 inhabited islands have been shown NIL range.
Table 15: Proportion of scheduled castes population to total population in villages, 2011
Percentage range of scheduled castes Number of Percentage Scheduled castes Percentage
population to total population villages population
1 2 3 4 5
NIL 6 100.00 0 0.00
Less than 5 0 0.00 0 0.00
5 - 10 0 0.00 0 0.00
11 - 20 0 0.00 0 0.00
21 - 30 0 0.00 0 0.00
31 - 40 0 0.00 0 0.00
41 - 50 0 0.00 0 0.00
51 - 75 0 0.00 0 0.00
76 and above 0 0.00 0 0.00
District: Lakshadweep(587) 6 100.00 0 0.00
The Scheduled Tribe population in the district have been distributed almost evenly in all the
inhabited villages (except Suheli Cheriyakara) falling under the percentage range of 76 and above. Table 16
below gives the proportion of Scheduled Tribe population to total population in villages.
Table 16: Proportion of scheduled tribes population to total population in villages, 2011
Percentage range of scheduled tribes Number of Percentage Scheduled tribes Percentage
population to total population villages population
1 2 3 4 5
NIL 0 0.00 0 0.00
Less t han 5 0 0.00 0 0.00
5 - 10 0 0.00 0 0.00
11 - 20 0 0.00 0 0.00
21 - 30 1 16.67 3 0.02
31 - 40 0 0.00 0 0.00
41 - 50 0 0.00 0 0.00
51 - 75 0 0.00 0 0.00
76 and above 5 83.33 13460 99.98
District : Lakshadweep(587) 6 100.00 13463 100.00
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In the urban part of the district, the population of Scheduled Tribes population is the highest in
Amini census town (98.43%) and the lowest in Kavaratti census town(88.78%). Table 17 gives the number
and percentage of Scheduled Tribe population in the census towns.
Table 17: Number and percentage of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes population in towns, 2011
Sl.No Name of town Total Total Total Percentage of Percentage of
. Population scheduled scheduled scheduled scheduled tribes
castes tribes castes population to total
population population population to population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 627030-Amini (CT) 7661 0 7541 0 98.43
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) 5404 0 5178 0 95.82
3 627038-Kavaratt i (CT ) 11210 0 9952 0 88.78
4 627046-Androt t (CT ) 11191 0 10948 0 97.83
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) 4419 0 4051 0 91.67
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) 10447 0 9987 0 95.6
District (Urban) : 587-Lakshadweep 50332 0 47657 0 94.69
The sex-ratio for the Scheduled Tribe population is the highest in Chetlat(CD block) (1055) fol-
lowed by Agatti (991). The lowest ratio is recorded in Bitra CD block (760) followed by Kiltan (986). Table
18 shows the sex-ratio among Scheduled Tribes in CD blocks.
Table 18: Sex ratio among scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (rural) in CD Blocks, 2011
Sl.No. Name of C.D.block Scheduled castes sex ratio Scheduled tribes sex ratio
1 2 3 4
1 0001-Amini 0 0
2 0002-Bit ra 0 760
3 0003-Chet lat 0 1055
4 0004-Kiltan 0 986
5 0005-Kadmat 0 0
6 0006-Kavarat ti 0 0
7 0007-Agat ti 0 991
8 0008-Andrott 0 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 0 0
10 0010-Minicoy 0 0
T ot al 0 994
Table 19 gives the sex-ratio among Scheduled Tribe population in census towns. The highest (1056)
sex-ratio in the urban part of the district is recorded in Kadmat census town and lowest (928) in Kavaratti
census town.
Table 19: Sex ratio among scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in towns, 2011
Sl.No. Name of town Scheduled castes sex ratio Scheduled tribes sex ratio
1 2 3 4
1 627030-Amini (CT) 0 1020
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) 0 1056
3 627038-Kavarat ti (CT) 0 928
4 627046-Andrott (CT ) 0 1052
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) 0 1026
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) 0 993
Dist rict (Urban): 587-Lakshadweep 0 1006
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The 2011 Census has revealed that 52,553 persons are literates in Lakshadweep. In other words,
91.85% of total population of the district can read and write in any language with understanding. As in 2001
Census, for calculating the literacy rate, children below the range of 7 years are excluded from the popula-
tion. The literacy rate of males in 95.56%, while it is 87.95% for females showing the high literacy rate for
male folk in the district.
Among the Sub-district the highest literacy rate has been recorded in Bitra sub-division 96.97% and
the lowest in Amini Sub-division (89.12). Similarly, Bitra Sub-division tops first in the district in the case of
male and female literacy also. Table 20 gives the population of literates and illiterates and their percentage
in the Sub-divisions.
Table 20: Number of literates and illiterates, literacy rate by sex in sub-districts, 2011
Sl. Name of Sub- Total/ Number of literates and illiterates Literacy rate Gap in
No. district Rural/ Number of literates Number of illiterates male-
Urban female
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Person Males Females literacy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 05620-Amini T otal 6062 3251 2811 1599 578 1021 89.12 95.96 82.34 13.62
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 6062 3251 2811 1599 578 1021 89.12 95.96 82.34 13.62
2 05621-Bitra T otal 224 131 93 47 23 24 96.97 98.5 94.9 3.6
Rural 224 131 93 47 23 24 96.97 98.5 94.9 3.6
Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 05622-Chetlat T otal 1875 978 897 472 194 278 91.96 94.86 88.99 5.87
Rural 1875 978 897 472 194 278 91.96 94.86 88.99 5.87
Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 05623-Kiltan T otal 3036 1598 1438 910 414 496 89.37 93.12 85.54 7.58
Rural 3036 1598 1438 910 414 496 89.37 93.12 85.54 7.58
Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 05624-Kadmat T otal 4563 2321 2242 841 369 472 95.04 97.15 92.95 4.2
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 4563 2321 2242 841 369 472 95.04 97.15 92.95 4.2
6 05625-Kavaratti T otal 9218 5307 3911 2003 875 1128 91.6 95.38 86.93 8.45
Rural 11 11 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 100
Urban 9207 5296 3911 2003 875 1128 91.59 95.37 86.93 8.44
7 05626-Agatti T otal 6142 3231 2911 1424 663 761 92.39 94.97 89.68 5.29
Rural 6142 3231 2911 1424 663 761 92.39 94.97 89.68 5.29
Urban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 05627-Andrott T otal 8887 4547 4340 2304 953 1351 90.61 95.45 86.04 9.41
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 8887 4547 4340 2304 953 1351 90.61 95.45 86.04 9.41
9 05628-Kalpeni T otal 3778 2054 1724 641 270 371 94.78 97.53 91.7 5.83
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 3778 2054 1724 641 270 371 94.78 97.53 91.7 5.83
10 05629-Minicoy T otal 8768 4605 4163 1679 761 918 92.85 95.28 90.3 4.98
Rural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urban 8768 4605 4163 1679 761 918 92.85 95.28 90.3 4.98
District: Lakshadweep(587)
T otal 52553 28023 24530 11920 5100 6820 91.85 95.56 87.95 7.61
Rural 11288 5949 5339 2853 1294 1559 91.58 94.53 88.5 6.03
Urban 41265 22074 19191 9067 3806 5261 91.92 95.84 87.79 8.05
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A wide range of variation is observed between male and female literacy rates in the CD blocks
(rural). It varies from 3.6% in Bitra to 7.58% in Kiltan. Among the CD blocks, Kavaratti stands first in literacy
with 100.00% followed by Bitra with 96.97%. The lowest rate of 89.37% has been recorded in Kiltan CD block.
In the case of female literacy also, Bitra CD block stands first in the district with 94.9%. Table 21 gives the
literate and illiterate population and percentage in CD blocks.
Table 21: Number of literates and illiterates, literacy rate by sex in CD Blocks (rural), 2011
Sl. Name of CD Number of literates and illiterates Literacy rate Gap in
No. Block male-
Number of literates Number of illiterates
female
literacy
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females
rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 0001-Amini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0002-Bitra 224 131 93 47 23 24 96.97 98.5 94.9 3.6
3 0003-Chetlat 1875 978 897 472 194 278 91.96 94.86 88.99 5.87
4 0004-Kiltan 3036 1598 1438 910 414 496 89.37 93.12 85.54 7.58
5 0005-Kadmat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0006-Kavaratti 11 11 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 100
7 0007-Agatti 6142 3231 2911 1424 663 761 92.39 94.97 89.68 5.29
8 0008-Andrott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0010-Minicoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T otal 11288 5949 5339 2853 1294 1559 91.58 94.53 88.5 6.03
Literacy rate of all the villages is above 89.37%. Therefore, these villages fall in the district under
the literacy range of 81-90, Table 22 shows the distribution of villages by literacy rate in various ranges.
Table 22: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range, 2011

Range of literacy rate for villages Number of inhabited Percentage Population Percentage
villages distribution of distribution of
villages population
1 2 3 4 5
0 0 0.00 0 0.00
1 - 10 0 0.00 0 0.00
11 - 20 0 0.00 0 0.00
21 - 30 0 0.00 0 0.00
31 - 40 0 0.00 0 0.00
41 - 50 0 0.00 0 0.00
51 - 60 0 0.00 0 0.00
61 - 70 0 0.00 0 0.00
71 - 80 0 0.00 0 0.00
81 - 90 1 16.67 3946 27.90
91 - 99 3 50.00 10139 71.70
100 2 33.33 56 0.40
District: Lakshadweep(587) 6 100.00 14141 100.00
Literacy rate for District:
As in district and sub-divisions, the male population dominates the female population in respect
of literacy in towns also. The variation of literacy rate between male and female is not so wide in Kadmat
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town, whereas it is glaring in Amini town. The highest literacy rate (95.04%) is recorded in Kadmat fol-
lowed by Kalpeni (94.78%). Table 23 gives number and percentage of literates and illiterates by sex in
towns.
Table 23: Number of literates and illiterates, literacy rate by sex in towns, 2011
Sl. Name of town Number of literates and illiterates Literacy rate Gap in male-
No. Number of literates Number of illiterates female
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females literacy rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 627030-Amini (CT ) 6062 3251 2811 1599 578 1021 89.1 96 82.34 13.62
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) 4563 2321 2242 841 369 472 95 97.2 92.95 4.2
3 627038-Kavaratt i (CT ) 9207 5296 3911 2003 875 1128 91.6 95.4 86.93 8.44
4 627046-Androt t (CT ) 8887 4547 4340 2304 953 1351 90.6 95.5 86.04 9.41
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) 3778 2054 1724 641 270 371 94.8 97.5 91.7 5.83
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) 8768 4605 4163 1679 761 918 92.9 95.3 90.3 4.98
Dist rict (Urban):
41265 22074 19191 9067 3806 5261 91.9 95.8 87.79 8.05
Lakshadweep(587)
Table 24, 25 and 26 deal with Scheduled Caste literacy in CD blocks, villages and towns. Since there
is no Scheduled Caste population in Lakshadweep, data in these tables are nil in respect of this district.
Unlike other states and Union territories, the Scheduled Tribes population in the district is almost
on par with general population in respect of literacy. Of the total population of 61,120 in the district, 52,553
persons are literates. This indicates that 85.98% of Scheduled Tribe population in the district can read and
write with understanding in any of the languages as against 91.85% for the general population. The literacy
rate of males is 94.69%, while it is 88.33% for females. Similarly, the urban Scheduled Tribe literates are
more (91.92%) than the rural Scheduled Tribe literates (91.5%).
Among the CD blocks (rural) the highest literacy rate has been recorded in Bitra CD block (96.97%)
closely followed by Agatti (92.43%). The lowest literacy rate is recorded in Kiltan CD block (89.12%).
Similarly, in the case of female literacy also, Kadmat CD block top first in the district with (94.9%) followed
by Agatti (89.51%). Table 27 gives the number and percentage of Scheduled Tribe literates and illiterates in
the district(Rural)
Table 27: Number and percentage of scheduled tribes literates and illiterates by sex in CD Blocks, 2011
Sl. Name of CD Number of literates and illiterates Literacy rate Gap in male-
No. Block Number of literates Number of illiterates female literacy
rate
P ersons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 0001-Amini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0002-Bitra 224 131 93 47 23 24 96.97 98.5 94.9 3.6
3 0003-Chetlat 1756 888 868 439 180 259 91.84 94.97 88.84 6.13
4 0004-Kiltan 2931 1522 1409 896 405 491 89.12 92.86 85.39 7.47
5 0005-Kadmat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0006-Kavaratti 3 3 0 0 0 0 100 100 0 100
7 0007-Agatti 5803 2980 2823 1364 620 744 92.43 95.39 89.51 5.88
8 0008-Andrott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0010-Minicoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T otal 10717 5524 5193 2746 1228 1518 91.5 94.69 88.33 6.36
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Out of the total 6 inhabited rural islands (villages) 3 islands fall under the literacy range of 91-99.
Table 28 gives the distribution of villages by literacy rate range of Scheduled Tribes population.
Table 28: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range for scheduled tribes population (rural), 2011
Range of literacy rate for Number of inhabited Percentage Scheduled tribes Percentage distribution of
villages villages having distribution of population population
Scheduled tribes villages
1 2 3 4 5
0 0 0.00 0 0.00
1 - 10 0 0.00 0 0.00
11 - 20 0 0.00 0 0.00
21 - 30 0 0.00 0 0.00
31 - 40 0 0.00 0 0.00
41 - 50 0 0.00 0 0.00
51 - 60 0 0.00 0 0.00
61 - 70 0 0.00 0 0.00
71 - 80 0 0.00 0 0.00
81 - 90 1 16.67 3827 28.43
91 - 99 3 50.00 9593 71.25
100 2 33.33 43 0.32
Dist rict : Lakshadweep(587) 6 100.00 13463 100.00
Literacy rate for Dist rict : 91.50
As stated earlier, the literacy rate among Scheduled Tribe is high in urban area (91.75%) compared
to rural area(91.5%). Likewise, the male literates (95.97%) are more than the female literates (88.33%) in
the CD blocks. The gap between male and female literacy rate is higher (8.36% points) in urban area
compared to rural (6.36 points). Table 29 gives the number and percentage of Scheduled Tribe literates and
illiterates.
Table 29: Number and percentage of scheduled tribe literates and illiterates by sex in towns, 2011
Sl.No. Name of town Number of Literates and Illiterates Literacy rate Gap in male-
Number of literates Number of illiterates female
Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females literacy rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 627030-Amini (CT ) 5949 3161 2788 1592 572 1020 88.98 95.93 82.22 13.71
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) 4357 2158 2199 821 361 460 94.86 96.99 92.86 4.13
3 627038-Kavaratt i (CT ) 8082 4381 3701 1870 782 1088 91.3 95.78 86.51 9.27
4 627046-Androt t (CT ) 8693 4413 4280 2255 923 1332 90.66 95.73 85.96 9.77
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) 3424 1737 1687 627 263 364 94.38 97.26 91.59 5.67
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) 8354 4287 4067 1633 725 908 92.78 95.44 90.14 5.3
Dist rict (Urban): 38859 20137 18722 8798 3626 5172 91.75 95.97 87.61 8.36
Lakshadweep(587)
Among census town, the highest literacy rate of 94.86% is recorded in Kadmatt followed by Kalpeni
(94.38%) and Minicoy (92.78%). The variation of literacy rate between males and females is very wide in
Amini (13.71% points) whereas it is nominal in Kadmat (4.13% points)
Main workers, Marginal workers and Non-workers
According to 2011 census definition, the main workers are those who have worked for more than
183 days (major part of the year) and the marginal workers are those who have worked for less than 183
days during the year preceding to Enumeration. Those who have not participated in any economically
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productive work during or part of the reference period are categorized as non-workers, Table 30 gives the
number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers and non-workers in Sub-districts.
Table 30: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers, and non-workers by sex in Sub-districts, 2011
Sl. Name of Sub- Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal Total workers Non workers
No. district Males/ population workers (main and
Females marginal
workers)
Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen
tage tage tage tage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 05620-Amini Persons 7661 917 11.97 986 12.87 1903 24.84 5758 75.16
Males 3829 775 20.24 800 20.89 1575 41.13 2254 58.87
Females 3832 142 3.71 186 4.85 328 8.56 3504 91.44
2 05621-Bitra Persons 271 67 24.72 70 25.83 137 50.55 134 49.45
Males 154 56 36.36 43 27.92 99 64.29 55 35.71
Females 117 11 9.40 27 23.08 38 32.48 79 67.52
3 05622-Chetlat Persons 2347 507 21.60 369 15.72 876 37.32 1471 62.68
Males 1172 412 35.15 230 19.62 642 54.78 530 45.22
Females 1175 95 8.09 139 11.83 234 19.91 941 80.09
4 05623-Kilt an Persons 3946 579 14.67 517 13.10 1096 27.77 2850 72.23
Males 2012 496 24.65 410 20.38 906 45.03 1106 54.97
Females 1934 83 4.29 107 5.53 190 9.82 1744 90.18
5 05624-Kadmat Persons 5404 962 17.80 762 14.10 1724 31.90 3680 68.10
Males 2690 808 30.04 542 20.15 1350 50.19 1340 49.81
Females 2714 154 5.67 220 8.11 374 13.78 2340 86.22
6 05625-Kavaratt i Persons 11221 2241 19.97 1290 11.50 3531 31.47 7690 68.53
Males 6182 1848 29.89 1045 16.90 2893 46.80 3289 53.20
Females 5039 393 7.80 245 4.86 638 12.66 4401 87.34
7 05626-Agatt i Persons 7566 1069 14.13 1464 19.35 2533 33.48 5033 66.52
Males 3894 911 23.39 1218 31.28 2129 54.67 1765 45.33
Females 3672 158 4.30 246 6.70 404 11.00 3268 89.00
8 05627-Androt t Persons 11191 1084 9.69 1111 9.93 2195 19.61 8996 80.39
Males 5500 900 16.36 851 15.47 1751 31.84 3749 68.16
Females 5691 184 3.23 260 4.57 444 7.80 5247 92.20
9 05628-Kalpeni Persons 4419 1241 28.08 379 8.58 1620 36.66 2799 63.34
Males 2324 1044 44.92 264 11.36 1308 56.28 1016 43.72
Females 2095 197 9.40 115 5.49 312 14.89 1783 85.11
10 05629-Minicoy Persons 10447 2137 20.46 1001 9.58 3138 30.04 7309 69.96
Males 5366 1887 35.17 778 14.50 2665 49.66 2701 50.34
Females 5081 250 4.92 223 4.39 473 9.31 4608 90.69
Dist rict : Lakshadweep
Persons 64473 10804 16.76 7949 12.33 18753 29.09 45720 70.91
(587)
Males 33123 9137 27.59 6181 18.66 15318 46.25 17805 53.75
Females 31350 1667 5.32 1768 5.64 3435 10.96 27915 89.04
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The above table reveals that above one fourth of the total population of the district are workers,
whereas the rest of the three fourth of population are non-workers. The main workers constitute 16.26 of
the total population, whereas it is only 12.33 for marginal workers. A Significant feature of the work
participation rate in the district is that the percentage of female main workers to total population is consid-
erably lower than the male main workers both in the rural and urban area of the district. The participation
rate of females in economically productive activity is very poor in Lakshadweep. Only 5.32% of the total
female population of the district is engaged in main work and 5.64% in marginal work.
Among the Sub-districts, Bitra has the highest proportion of (50.55%) workers followed by Chetlat
(37.32%). The lowest percentage of total workers (19.61%) as well as total female workers (7.80%) is
reported in Andrott Sub-division. In the case of main workers, Kalpeni stands first in the district with
28.08% of its total population.
Among the CD blocks (rural) Kavaratti has the highest (27.27%) of workers in the district followed
by Bitra with (24.72%). The lowest percentage of work participation is reported at Agatti CD block with
(14.13%).
Table 31: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers and non-workers by Sex in CD Blocks, 2011
Sl. Name of CD Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal Total workers Non workers
No. Block Males/ population workers (main and
Females marginal
tage tage tage tage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 0001-Amini Persons 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
2 0002-Bit ra Persons 271 67 24.72 70 25.83 137 50.55 134 49.45
Males 154 56 36.36 43 27.92 99 64.29 55 35.71
Females 117 11 9.40 27 23.08 38 32.48 79 67.52
3 0003-Chet lat Persons 2347 507 21.60 369 15.72 876 37.32 1471 62.68
Males 1172 412 35.15 230 19.62 642 54.78 530 45.22
Females 1175 95 8.09 139 11.83 234 19.91 941 80.09
4 0004-Kiltan Persons 3946 579 14.67 517 13.10 1096 27.77 2850 72.23
Males 2012 496 24.65 410 20.38 906 45.03 1106 54.97
Females 1934 83 4.29 107 5.53 190 9.82 1744 90.18
5 0005-Kadmat Persons 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
6 0006-Kavarat ti Persons 11 3 27.27 8 72.73 11 100.00 0 0.00
Males 11 3 27.27 8 72.73 11 100.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
7 0007-Agat ti Persons 7566 1069 14.13 1464 19.35 2533 33.48 5033 66.52
Males 3894 911 23.39 1218 31.28 2129 54.67 1765 45.33
Females 3672 158 4.30 246 6.70 404 11.00 3268 89.00
8 0008-Andrott Persons 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
9 0009-Kalpeni Persons 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
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Table 31: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers and non-workers by Sex in CD Blocks, 2011
Sl. Name of CD Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal Total workers Non workers
No. Block Males/ population workers (main and
Females marginal
tage tage tage tage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
10 0010-Minicoy Persons 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
T ot al Persons 14141 2225 15.73 2428 17.17 4653 32.90 9488 67.10
Males 7243 1878 25.93 1909 26.36 3787 52.28 3456 47.72
Females 6898 347 5.03 519 7.52 866 12.55 6032 87.45
Of the 6 towns in the district, Kalpeni registers the highest work participation rate for total, male
and female population in the district with 36.66%, 56.28% and 14.89% respectively;similarly, in the case of
main workers also Kalpeni stands top for its highest percentages to total, male and female population.
Table 32 gives the number and percentage of main workers marginal workers and non-workers in towns.
Table 32: Number and percentage of main workers, marginal workers, and non-workers by sex in towns, 2011
Sl. Name of town Persons/ Total Main workers Marginal workers Total workers Non workers
No. Males/ population (main and
Females marginal workers)
tage tage tage tage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 627030-Amini (CT ) Persons 7661 917 11.97 986 12.87 1903 24.84 5758 75.16
Males 3829 775 20.24 800 20.89 1575 41.13 2254 58.87
Females 3832 142 3.71 186 4.85 328 8.56 3504 91.44
2 627034-Kadmat (CT) Persons 5404 962 17.80 762 14.10 1724 31.90 3680 68.10
Males 2690 808 30.04 542 20.15 1350 50.19 1340 49.81
Females 2714 154 5.67 220 8.11 374 13.78 2340 86.22
3 627038-Kavaratti (CT ) Persons 11210 2238 19.96 1282 11.44 3520 31.40 7690 68.60
Males 6171 1845 29.90 1037 16.80 2882 46.70 3289 53.30
Females 5039 393 7.80 245 4.86 638 12.66 4401 87.34
4 627046-Andrott (CT ) Persons 11191 1084 9.69 1111 9.93 2195 19.61 8996 80.39
Males 5500 900 16.36 851 15.47 1751 31.84 3749 68.16
Females 5691 184 3.23 260 4.57 444 7.80 5247 92.20
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT) Persons 4419 1241 28.08 379 8.58 1620 36.66 2799 63.34
Males 2324 1044 44.92 264 11.36 1308 56.28 1016 43.72
Females 2095 197 9.40 115 5.49 312 14.89 1783 85.11
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) Persons 10447 2137 20.46 1001 9.58 3138 30.04 7309 69.96
Males 5366 1887 35.17 778 14.50 2665 49.66 2701 50.34
Females 5081 250 4.92 223 4.39 473 9.31 4608 90.69
District(Urban):
Persons 50332 8579 17.04 5521 10.97 14100 28.01 36232 71.99
Lakshadweep(587)
Males 25880 7259 28.05 4272 16.51 11531 44.56 14349 55.44
Females 24452 1320 5.40 1249 5.11 2569 10.51 21883 89.49
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The peculiar distribution of workers in to industrial category pertaining to Lakshadweep is entirely
different from the country as a whole. Lakshadweep is the only one among the states and UTs where there
is nocultivators or Agricultural labourers. Therefore, all the workers in the district are either Household
Industry (HHI) or Other Workers (OW). Table 33 gives the distribution of workers by sex in four industrial
categories of economic activity in districts.
Table 33: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in Sub-District, 2011
Sl. Name of Sub- Persons/ Total Total Category of workers
No District Males/ population workers Cultivators Agricultural Household Other workers
Females (main + labourers industry
marginal workers
workers) Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen
tage tage tage tage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 05620-Amini Persons 7661 1903 0 0.00 0 0.00 40 2.10 1863 97.90
Males 3829 1575 0 0.00 0 0.00 32 2.03 1543 97.97
Females 3832 328 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 2.44 320 97.56
2 05621-Bitra Persons 271 137 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.73 136 99.27
Males 154 99 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.01 98 98.99
Females 117 38 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 38 100.00
3 05622-Chet lat Persons 2347 876 0 0.00 0 0.00 15 1.71 861 98.29
Males 1172 642 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0.62 638 99.38
Females 1175 234 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 4.70 223 95.30
4 05623-Kilt an Persons 3946 1096 0 0.00 0 0.00 17 1.55 1079 98.45
Males 2012 906 0 0.00 0 0.00 14 1.55 892 98.45
Females 1934 190 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 1.58 187 98.42
5 05624-Kadmat Persons 5404 1724 0 0.00 0 0.00 32 1.86 1692 98.14
Males 2690 1350 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 0.89 1338 99.11
Females 2714 374 0 0.00 0 0.00 20 5.35 354 94.65
6 05625-Kavarat ti Persons 11221 3531 0 0.00 0 0.00 26 0.74 3505 99.26
Males 6182 2893 0 0.00 0 0.00 24 0.83 2869 99.17
Females 5039 638 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0.31 636 99.69
7 05626-Agat ti Persons 7566 2533 0 0.00 0 0.00 60 2.37 2473 97.63
Males 3894 2129 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 0.33 2122 99.67
Females 3672 404 0 0.00 0 0.00 53 13.12 351 86.88
8 05627-Andrott Persons 11191 2195 0 0.00 0 0.00 49 2.23 2146 97.77
Males 5500 1751 0 0.00 0 0.00 28 1.60 1723 98.40
Females 5691 444 0 0.00 0 0.00 21 4.73 423 95.27
9 05628-Kalpeni Persons 4419 1620 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 0.74 1608 99.26
Males 2324 1308 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 0.54 1301 99.46
Females 2095 312 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 1.60 307 98.40
10 05629-Minicoy Persons 10447 3138 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 0.38 3126 99.62
Males 5366 2665 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 0.19 2660 99.81
Females 5081 473 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 1.48 466 98.52
District : Persons 64473 18753 0 0.00 0 0.00 264 1.41 18489 98.59
Lakshadweep (587) Males 33123 15318 0 0.00 0 0.00 134 0.87 15184 99.13
Females 31350 3435 0 0.00 0 0.00 130 3.78 3305 96.22
The above table reveals that out of the total 18,753 workers, only 264 are returned as household
industry workers (HHI), while the rest of 18483 are categorized as other workers (OW). In terms of percent-
age, 1.41% of the total workers are engaged in household industry, while the remaining 98.59% are in other
works. The same trend in observed in the case of male and female workers as well.
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The percentage of household industry workers among females is the highest in Agatti Sub-districts
(13.12%), whereas for the males, it is the highest in Amini Sub-divisions (2.03%). The percentage of house-
hold industry workers is very low in the Sub-districts varying form 0.38%(Minicoy) to 0.73% (in Bitra). On the
contrary, the percentage of ‘Other workers’ is very high ranging from 99.68% in Minicoy to 99.27% in Bitra.
Among the CD blocks (rural), the highest percentage of HHI workers to total workers has been
recorded on Agatti CD block (2.37%) and the lowest in Bitra CD block (0.73%). Therefore, the position of
Other Workers is vice-versa ie. the highest percentage of other workers is at Bitra CD block (99.27%) and
the lowest in Agatti (92.63%). Table 34 gives the distribution of workers by sex in four categories of
economic activity in CD blocks.
Table 34: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in CD blocks, 2011
Sl. Name of CD Persons/ Total Total Category of Workers
No. Block Males/ population workers Cultivators Agricultural Household Other workers
marginal Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen
workers) tage tage tage tage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 0001-Amini P ersons 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
2 0002-Bitra P ersons 271 137 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.73 136 99.27
Males 154 99 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.01 98 98.99
Females 117 38 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 38 100.00
3 0003-Chetlat P ersons 2347 876 0 0.00 0 0.00 15 1.71 861 98.29
Males 1172 642 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0.62 638 99.38
Females 1175 234 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 4.70 223 95.30
4 0004-Kiltan P ersons 3946 1096 0 0.00 0 0.00 17 1.55 1079 98.45
Males 2012 906 0 0.00 0 0.00 14 1.55 892 98.45
Females 1934 190 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 1.58 187 98.42
5 0005-Kadmat P ersons 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
6 0006-Kavaratti P ersons 11 11 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 100.00
Males 11 11 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 100.00
Females 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
7 0007-Agatti P ersons 7566 2533 0 0.00 0 0.00 60 2.37 2473 97.63
Males 3894 2129 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 0.33 2122 99.67
Females 3672 404 0 0.00 0 0.00 53 13.12 351 86.88
8 0008-Andrott P ersons 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
9 0009-Kalpeni P ersons 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
10 0010-Minicoy P ersons 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Males 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Females 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
T otal P ersons 14141 4653 0 0.00 0 0.00 93 2.00 4560 98.00
Males 7243 3787 0 0.00 0 0.00 26 0.69 3761 99.31
Females 6898 866 0 0.00 0 0.00 67 7.74 799 92.26
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The distribution of workers by industrial category in the towns of the district given below reveals
the highest proportion (2.23%) of HHI workers is in Amini town and the lowest(0.38%) in Minicoy town.
Obviously, the percentage of other workers to total workers will be the highest (99.62%) in Minicoy towns
and the lowest (97.77%) in Andrott town.
Table 35: Distribution of workers by sex in four categories of economic activity in Towns, 2011
Sl. Name of town Persons Total Total Category of workers
No / Males/ population workers Agricultural Household Other workers
Cultivators
marginal Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen Number Percen
workers) tage tage tage tage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 627030-Amini (CT ) Persons 7661 1903 0 0.00 0 0.00 40 2.10 1863 97.90
Males 3829 1575 0 0.00 0 0.00 32 2.03 1543 97.97
Females 3832 328 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 2.44 320 97.56
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) Persons 5404 1724 0 0.00 0 0.00 32 1.86 1692 98.14
Males 2690 1350 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 0.89 1338 99.11
Females 2714 374 0 0.00 0 0.00 20 5.35 354 94.65
3 627038-Kavaratti (CT) Persons 11210 3520 0 0.00 0 0.00 26 0.74 3494 99.26
Males 6171 2882 0 0.00 0 0.00 24 0.83 2858 99.17
Females 5039 638 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0.31 636 99.69
4 627046-Androt t (CT ) Persons 11191 2195 0 0.00 0 0.00 49 2.23 2146 97.77
Males 5500 1751 0 0.00 0 0.00 28 1.60 1723 98.40
Females 5691 444 0 0.00 0 0.00 21 4.73 423 95.27
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) Persons 4419 1620 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 0.74 1608 99.26
Males 2324 1308 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 0.54 1301 99.46
Females 2095 312 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 1.60 307 98.40
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) Persons 10447 3138 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 0.38 3126 99.62
Males 5366 2665 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 0.19 2660 99.81
Females 5081 473 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 1.48 466 98.52
District (Urban): Persons 50332 14100 0 0.00 0 0.00 171 1.21 13929 98.79
Males 25880 11531 0 0.00 0 0.00 108 0.94 11423 99.06
Females 24452 2569 0 0.00 0 0.00 63 2.45 2506 97.55
On the basis of the data presented in the Village and Town Directory, a few inset tables have been
prepared at the District and CD block level which are briefly analysed below.
Table 36 portrays a consolidated picture of the distribution of islands according to the availability
of different amenities like education, medical, improved drinking water etc., by community development
block level.
Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities, 2011

Sl. Name of CD Number Type of amenity available
No Block of Educat Medical^ Drinking Post Teleph Transport Banks Agricult Appro Power
inhabited ion* water office # one ** communic @ ural ach by supply
villages $ credit pucca
ations
societies road
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 0002-Bitra 1 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 1 ( 100)
2 0003-Chetlat 1 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1( 100) 1( 100) 0 ( 0) 1 ( 100)
3 0004-Kilt an 1 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 1( 100) 1( 100) 0 ( 0) 1 ( 100)
4 0006-Kavaratt i 1 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 1 ( 100) 0 ( 0) 1 ( 100) 1 ( 100) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0)
5 0007-Agatt i 2 1 ( 50) 1 ( 50) 2 ( 100) 1 ( 50) 2 ( 100) 2 ( 100) 1 ( 50) 1( 50) 0 ( 0) 2 ( 100)
T otal 6 4 ( 66.67) 4 ( 66.67) 6 ( 100) 4 ( 66.67) 6 ( 100) 6 ( 100) 3 ( 50) 3( 50) 0 ( 0) 5( 83.33)
Not e:-
* Educat ion includes all education facilities.
^ Medical includes all medical facilit ies.
# Post office includes post office, t elegraph office and Post and telegraph office.
$ T ransport communication includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways.
@ Bank includes Commercial Bank and Cooperative Bank.
** T elephone includes T elephone,PCO and Mobile.
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The above table reveals that facilities like improved drinking water, telephone, transport and com-
munications, approach by water-way and power supply are available in all the 6 inhabited villages. In two
islands (Bangaram, Suheli Cheriyakara) education, medical and post & telegraph facilities are not available
whereas banks and credit societies are not available in 3 islands namely Bitra, Bangaram and Suheli
Cheriyakara. Population of Bitra, Suheli Cheriyakara and Bangaram is limited and they avail the facilities
which are not available there from the neighbouring islands of Chetlat, Agatti and Kavaratti respectively.
Table 37: Number and percentage of rural population served by different amenities, 2011
Sl. Name of CD Total Type of amenity available
No Block population Educat Medic Drinki Post Telep Transport Banks @ Agricult Approach Power
ion* al^ ng #
of office hone communic ural by pucca supply
inhabited water ** $ credit road
ations
villages societies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 0002-Bitra 271 271 271 271 271 271 271 271
( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) ( 100)
2 0003-Chetlat 2347 2347 2347 2347 2347 2347 2347 2347 2347 2347
( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) 0 ( 0) ( 100)
3 0004-Kilt an 3946 3946 3946 3946 3946 3946 3946 3946 3946 3946
( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) ( 100) 0 ( 0) ( 100)
4 0006-Kavarat ti 11 11 11 11
0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) ( 100) 0 ( 0) ( 100) ( 100) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0)
5 0007-Agatt i 7566 7521 7521 7566 7521 7566 7566 7521 7521 7566
( 99.41) ( 99.41) ( 100) ( 99.41) ( 100) ( 100) ( 99.41) ( 99.41) 0 ( 0) ( 100)
T otal 14141 14085 14085 14141 14085 14141 14141 13814 13814 14130
( 99.6) ( 99.6) ( 100) ( 99.6) ( 100) ( 100) ( 97.69) ( 97.69) 0 ( 0) ( 99.92)
Note:-
* Educat ion includes all educat ion facilities.
^ Medical includes all medical facilities.
# Post office includes post office, t elegraph office and Post and t elegraph office.
$ T ransport communication includes bus service, rail facility and navigable waterways.
@ Bank includes Commercial Bank and Cooperat ive Bank.
As per the above table, which represents the proportion of rural population served by different
amenities, it is clear that cent percent of the district rural population are benefited with the availability of
improved drinking water, telephone, transport and communication and power supply. 99.8% of the popu-
lation are served with education, medical and post and telegraph facilities. The facilities of banks and
agricultural credit societies are available to 99.0% of the population.
Table 38: Distribution of villages not having certain amenities, arranged by distance ranges from the places where
these are available, 2011
Village not having the amenity of Distance range of place from the villages where the amenity is available
Less than 5 kilometres 5-10 kilometres 10+ kilometres Total (Col. 2-4)
1 2 3 4 5
1. Education:-
(a) Primary school 0 1 1 2
(b) Middle school 0 1 1 2
(c) Degree college 0 0 6 6
2. Medical:-
(a) Hospit al 0 0 6 6
(b) PHC 0 0 4 4
3. Post office- 0 1 1 2
4. T elephone 0 0 0 0
5. Bus service 0 0 5 5
6. Bank:-
(a) Commercial Bank 0 1 2 3
(b) Cooprat ive bank 0 0 6 6
7. Agricultural credit societ ies 0 1 2 3
Degree college includes Art ,Engineering and Medicine
Hospit al includes Allopat hic & Alt ernative Medicine
Post office includes post office, t elegraph office and post & t elegraph office
T elephone includes T elephone,PCO and mobiles
Bus includes private and public
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The above table reveals that no hospital is available in any of the rural islands in the district but this
facility is available at Kavaratti town which is lying across the sea in the distance range of 10+ kms. The
facilities of PHC, banks and agricultural credit societies which are not available in Bitra island, whereas
they are available in Chetlat island lying at a distance of 56 Kms.
Table 39: Distribution of villages according to the distance from the nearest statutory town and availability of
different amenities, 2011
Distance Range Number\ Number of Type of amenity available
from the nearest Percentage Inhabited Educati Medic Post Telepho Transport Banks @ Agricult Approach
Statutory Town Villages in on* al^ Office# ne ** Communic ural by Pucca
(In Kilometres) Each Range ations $ Credit Road
Societies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Less t han 5 Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 - 15 Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16- 50 Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51+ Number 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 0
Percent age 100 100 100 100 100 75 75 0
Unspecified Number 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
Percent age 0 0 0 100 100 0 0 0
Total Number 6 4 4 4 6 6 3 3 0
Percent age 66.67 66.67 66.67 100 100 50 50 0
Note:-
* Educat ion includes all educat ion facilit ies.
# P ost office includes post office, t elegraph office and Post and telegraph office.
$ T ransport communicat ion includes bus service, railway facilit y and navigable wat erways.
** T elephone includes T elephone,P CO and Mobile.
The above table reveals the distance from the nearest statutory towns and availability of different
amenities in rural areas 2011.
Table 40: Distribution of villages according to population range and amenities available, 2011
Populatio Number\ Number Type of amenity available
n range Percentage of Educat Medic Drink Post Teleph Transport Banks @ Agricult Appro Power
inhabited ion* al^ ing office # one ** communica ural ach by supply
villages water $ credit pucca
tions
in each societies road
range
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1-499 Number 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 2
Percent age 33.33 33.33 100 33.33 100 100 0 0 0 66.67
500-999 Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1000 - 1999 Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - 4999 Number 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2
Percent age 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 100
5000 - 9999 Number 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Percent age 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 100
10000 + Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dist rict Number 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 3 3 0 5
Percent age 66.67 66.67 100 66.67 100 100 50 50 0 83.33
Not e:-
* Educat ion includes all education facilities.
# Post office includes post office, t elegraph office and Post and telegraph office.
$ T ransport communication includes bus service, railway facilit y and navigable waterways.
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Table 40 gives the distribution of islands (villages) according to population range and amenities
available in each range. Of the 6 islands in the district 2 islands are in the population range 2000-4999, 3
islands each in 1-499 and one island in 5000-9999 and the 50% of the island (ie 3 Nos) under the population
range of below 500 are having no amenities. The remaining 50% of the islands are having all the amenities.
Table 41: Distribution of villages according to land use, 2011

Sl.No. Name of CD Block Number of Total area Percentage of cultivable Percentage of
inhabited villages (in Hectares) area to total area irrigated area to
total cultivable area
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 0002-Bit ra 1 9.93 85.60 0.00
2 0003-Chet lat 1 103.86 0.00 0.00
3 0004-Kiltan 1 163.37 78.04 0.00
4 0006-Kavarat ti 1 28.31 0.00 0.00
5 0007-Agat ti 2 328.35 73.21 0.00
T otal 6 633.82 59.39 0.00
Not e:- Culativable area= irrigated area + unirrigat ed area
The above table indicates that out of 634 hectares of land in the inhabited rural island, 60% are
cultivable lands. As explained earlier, in the strict sense, there is no irrigation in Lakshadweep. In the data
given by the administration, the irrigated land has been shown as nil and therefore in the above table
under column 6 the percentage is zero in all the CD blocks.
Table 42: Schools/ colleges per 10,000 population in towns, 2011

Sl. No. Name of the town Type of educational institution (Approx. numbers)
Primary Middle Secondary / Senior College*
matriculation secondary
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 627030-Amini (CT ) 10 1 1 3 0
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) 15 4 2 2 0
3 627038-Kavaratt i (CT) 10 4 3 2 0
4 627046-Andrott (CT ) 4 2 2 1 0
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) 9 5 2 2 0
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) 11 3 2 2 0
Dist rict: Lakshadweep (587) 9 3 2 2 0
Note- * College includes
Arts/ Science/ Commerce College (Degree Level and above)
The above table reveals the facilities of schools and colleges per 10,000 populations in CTs of
Lakshadweep 2011.
Table 43: Number of beds in medical institutions in towns, 2011

Sl. No. Name of the town Number of beds in medical institutions per 10,000 population
(Approx. numbers)
1 2 3
1 627030-Amini (CT) 13
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) 56
3 627038-Kavaratt i (CT ) 9
4 627046-Androt t (CT ) 45
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) 68
6 627056-Minicoy (CT) 19
District: Lakshadweep (587) 30
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Table 43 gives the particulars of number of beds in medical institutions in towns Kalpeni has the
highest number of beds in the medical institutions viz. 7 per 1000 population, while Kavaratti has only 4
beds per 1000 population.
There is no slum population in any of the towns in Lakshadweep and therefore, the data for table
44 are nil.
The most important commodities exported manufactured in the towns are given in Table 45 below
Table 45: Most important commodity manufactured in towns, 2011
Sl. No. Name of the town Name of three most important commodities manufactured
1 2 3
1 627030-Amini (CT ) Copra, Masmeen, Coir
2 627034-Kadmat (CT ) Copra, Masmeen, Coir
3 627038-Kavaratt i (CT ) Copra, Masmeen, Coir Fibre
4 627046-Androt t (CT ) Copra, Coir Fibre, Coir Product s
5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) Copra, Curled Fibre, Coir Yarn
6 627056-Minicoy (CT ) Masmeen, Coconut Oil, T una Cans
Copra, coir products and Mas are the important commodities manufactured in the urban sector of
the district. In Amini, Kavaratti, Kadmat, Andrott, and Kalpeni, Copra and coir products are the first and
second commodities. While Mas (Amini, Kadmat, Kavaratti, and Minicoy) is the third commodity.But in the
case of Minicoy. Coconut Oil and Canned Tuna are the important commodities manufactured there. Copra
is the First and the common commodity exported from all the Towns.
SOCIAL AND CULTUTAL CHARACTERISTICS
Population
Lakshadweep, the smallest Union Territory in the Indian Union, has only an area of 30.00Sq.km. and
a population of 64,473. The density of population has been ever increasing in each decade proportional to
the increase in total population of the district. The present density of district is 2149 persons per sq.km. As
a deviation from the earlier censuses, the growth of population has shown a declining trend in 2011 census
recording only 6.3 per cent as against 17.30 per cent in 2001 census
Sex ratio.
The sex-ratio in the district was favorable to females and even above the equity ratio till 1961,
except in 1911 and 1931 and thereafter, it started declining till 2011. The present sex-ratio of the district is
943.
Marital status.
Early marriage, which was once prevalent in the district as a tradition, is totally absent now. Due to
high literacy in the society, most of the marriages of girls take place around the age of 20 and that of boys
around the age of 24. Divorce rate has also considerably came down. Joint family system is slowly giving
way to single family system. Polygamy, though very rare now, is practiced in all the island except Minicoy.
Social evils like prostitution, suicide etc., are also absent in the district, Liquor is strictly prohibited in all
the island except Bangaram which is an international tourist resort.
Language
The language generally spoken the district, is Malayalam except Minicoy. However, the
pronunciation and vocabularies varies from island to island. In Minicoy, people speak Mahl/Maldivian
which has its own script.
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Religion
The local inhabitants of the district are all Muslims. The Majority of the people belongs to the Shafi
school of Sunni sect and acknowledges the holy Quran and the Sunnet as customary law. The Mujahids and
the Ahammadia, who constitute a microscopic minority, are the other sects.
Housing
The housing condition and pattern has completely changed in the district. In the past, most of the
houses were thatched though their walls and floor were made up on stone and lime. Perhaps, this might
has been done intentionally by the old generation to sustain from the extreme hot during summer. Tiled
houses were rare before 30 years. Now, almost all the houses are either tiled or concreted and built in
modern style in the district. At present, more than 95 percent of the houses in the district are of permanent
nature. Thus, the face of the islands has changed consequent up on the modernization of housing.
Economic activity
Coconut cultivation and fishing are the main occupation of the people in the islands. The handicraft
work and household industries like neera tapping jaggery making, mat weaving, etc., flourished in the past
as a source of livelihood and reduced like anything and even vanished from some parts of islands. Now a
days, the educated youth hesitate to take up the activities and they are after Government jobs which are
limited in the Union Territory.
Manners and Customs.
The whole district may be divided into two groups in respect of caste and customs viz, (i) Minicoy
island (ii) other islands. The ethnic composition of the Minicoy island is comprised of land owning Manikfans,
odam owning Thakurfans, odam plying Thakrus and Raveries, like four distinct castes among the Hindus.
However, their caste structure is not so rigid like Hindu caste structure, although there were certain
prerogatives and restrictions associated with each group. For instance, Manikfans had the privilege to
wear gold ornaments, garments made of silk with fixed design so that they could be distinguished.
Thakurfans could also wear gold ornaments and silk garments but with a different design as adopted by the
Manikfans. Thakurs, on the other hand were allowed to use silver ornaments and cotton dresses only,
while Raveries were denied almost all the privileges. At present, however, these restrictions are not so
strictly adhered to. In fact, changes in this regard are discernible. The custom among the Minicioyans are
purely matrilocal and matrilineal. The head of the family is usually the eldest woman of the household.
Female dominance is unmistakably evident almost in every sphere of Minicoyan’s life. Although Minicoyans
are all Muslims, monogamy is however the rule in this part of the district. Marriage usually takes place
after the courtship were the consent of both the parties are more important than their parents. Marriage
usually take place within the same group, however, inter-group marriages are not rare. Usually the children
of such inter-caste marriage get status of the parent belonging to the higher caste.
As stated earlier, in Minicoy after the marriage, husband shifts to the residence of his wife and
becomes full-fledged member of the wife’s household. Inheritance is through the female line. The
Minicoyans are divided into nine Athiris. Each Athiris has a common village house and a common benefit
fund. Men, Women and children of each Athiri have separate association of their own. The assembly of
the Athiri is called Bomedu consisting of the entire male population belonging to Takru and Raveri classes.
The assembly for men is known as PhirihengBomedu and for female as AnghangBomedu. The traditional
dress of women is known as Libus which is long garment made of red cloth with black strips. The under-
garment is either blue or green. The head dress consists of black piece of cloth with white or red boarders
commonly known as Phatugan.
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The women of the caste-groups viz.Manikfans, Thakurfans, Thakru and Ravery are known by the
name of Manikka, Bifan, Bibi and Kambilu respectively. In Minicoy, women enjoy equal right and status
with their male counterparts. They have considerable freedom in personal and matrimonial matters. Folk
dances and folk songs are quite common among the Minicoyans. The folk dance usually depicts joys and
sorrows of the people. The theme usually veers around love, chivalry, sacrifice, prayer, etc. The Lava dance
is most popular and usually performed by the male fold and lowest caste namely Raveri. There are special
costumes and head gears for this purpose. Beru is another form of Lava and is performed by the male folk
belonging to the Thakru caste. Beru dance is usually performed during three days of Id-Ul-Fitre and four
days during Id-Ul-Zuha. Dancing programme for each day has definite schedule. Children groups perform
the first part, followed by the youth and ultimately by the elders. This dance is followed by signing of the
female folk accompanied by beating of drums. Another dance which deserves mention is Thara.
The social set-up of other islands in the district are more or less similar. Here too, the caste like
structure is prevalent with land owning Koyas at the top followed by the boat plying Malmies and
Melacheries. The last group is engaged in coconut plucking and fishing. The people in this group of islands
still follow certain taboos and restrictions for the purposes of maintaining the class distinction. Among
these people, the duolocal and matrilineal customs are prevalent. Female freedom is not much evident
here. Among the autochthones in this group of islands, the husband is only a visiting member to the wife’s
house and does not reside permanently as is evident among the Minicoyans. Polygamy, which was once a
common feature among them, is very rare now.
They have also traditional songs and dances. Most common of these are Kolkali and
Parichakali. The former is a group dance which men perform to the rhythm of music and beating of sticks
while the latter is performed by male dancers with wooden sword and shield in hand. Both the dances
have similar type of costumes. The songs associated with these dances related to Islamic religion, love
affair, adventure etc. in the main. Because of the isolated unique location of these islands, the inhabitants
of the whole district have closely knitted entity governed by strict social sanction. The system of common
contribution in cash or kind for meeting the expenses of marriage and death ceremony is still followed
among the indigenous people of the district. There are still community feasts, community fishing and
annual and periodical congregation among these people. However, these practices are more pronounced
among the Minicoyans.
The staple food of the autochthones of the district is rice. They take three meals a day Coconut oil
is prepared in each household and coconut is added in all the preparation. Fish is the main protein supplying
food in their menu.
In the past, male folk generally wear Lungi – a rectangular piece of cloth, the ends of which are
stitched while the female folk wears a rectangular piece of cloth known as Katchi around the waist, but
unlike Lungi it is not stitched. This piece of cloth is either black or white in colour. The women cover their
upper part of the body with a jacket like garment. Thattam is the head-gear for the women which cover the
head and the shoulder. Though this is still followed by very old people, the male section in the present
generation wear white dhotis, pants and shirts while the female wear pavada, churidar, sari, maxi, etc.
Both men and women put a silken thread around their waist. The furniture and interior decoration are
rather simple in Laccadive and Aminidivi groups of islands which are, however, quite sophisticated among
the Minicoyans.
PLACES OF RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE
Andrott
The first masjid in the district built in around AD 664 under the supervision of HazratUbaidullah
(RA) who converted the people of Lakshadweep in to Islam and his mausoleum adjacent to the mosque
situate in this island. The ‘kandethikkunnu’, a top of the hill in the central portion of the island where the
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people of Andrott island first saw the saint too, attracts many people. Another important religious place in
the island is the mausoleum of Sayyid Mohammed JalaluddinBukhari (Ippakkayinho) in front of the Ujra
mosque.
Kavaratti
The Ujra mosque and the tomb of Sayyid Mohammed QuassimValiyyullah adjacent to it are the
important religious attractions in this island. The mosque and the mausoleum are situated in the centre of
the island about 1 km. from Katchery jetty on the top of a hill amidst many other hills. The saint Sayyid
Mohammed Quassim from an Arabian family came to Kavaratti from Angole in the South Kanara district of
erstwhile. Mysore State and preached Rifai order for the first time in Lakshadweep. He also supervised
the construction of beautiful Ujra Mosque which is famous for its wooden carvings. RifaiRatheeb is
performed here on every Thursday and Sunday nights after Isha prayer. Ratheeb and Tazias are also
performed during important occasions like IdulFitre, IdulAzha, 10th of Muharram, 27th of Rajab, etc.
Andunercha (Annual death celebrations) of RifaiShaik and Mohammed QuassimValliyullah are conducted
here every year in great pomp. Devotees from other islands and mainland visit here of Ziyarat. There are
many other mausoleum of religious saints at Kavaratti adjacent to Juma masjid, MarakkarPalli, ShaikianaPalli,
PurathPalli and CheriyaPalli where Andunerchas are conducted every year by the people.
Kalpeni
The Maqbaras of KoyakuttyValiyullah built about 500 years back at PuthiyaPalli, Ahmed Valiyullah
(Pallikkayinjo) in front of MohiyiddinPalli, KalpeniKayinjo, the sonof Abu Sali, at Ujra mosque and Chan aka
koja at PonnemPalli are the important Dargas where people go for ziyarat and offerings. Andunercha is
conducted every year to commemorate the saints.
PLACES OF HISOTRICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE.
Light House at Minicoy
Built in 1885 by the Britishers, the light house at Minicoy is one of the important light houses in Asia
for international ship routes. It has a height of 167 feet and 1,68,000 candle power.
Golden Jubilee Museum at Agatti
In addition to the Marine aquarium and Museum at Kavaratti, there is also a “Golden Jubilee
Museum” at Agatti. A number of items have been collected from different parts of the district as well as
from the Lakshadweep Administration and these are under computerization after assessing its approximate
age and value. Generally, the objects are classified into archeological, historical, navigational and traditional.
So far, 418 objects are computerized by the museum after giving access number, name, category,
approximate age and place or person from where these are received. The oldest object in the museum is
the “Royal Gown”-traditional ceremonial dress of Minicoy Noblemen dates back to 18th century.
PLACES OF TOURIST IMPORTANCE
Tourism has immense potential in Lakshadweep. Transport, the prime factor in flourishing tourism
in a locality was inadequate here till recently. The induction of two more fully air conditioned small ships
in addition to Tippu Sultan has provided more infrastructure facilities to the tourists. The service of the
Indian airlines between mainland and Agatti has paved the way for inflow of international tourists to
Bangaram even during monsoon period.
At present, Bangaram, Agatti, Kavaratti, Kadmat, Kalpeni and Minicoy are the tourist spots in
Lakshadweep. Domestic as well as foreign tourists are entertained in Bangaram, Agatti and Kadmat while
only domestic tourists are entertained on Kavaratti, Kalpeni and Minicoy.
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The silvery sand beaches, the sun rise and sun set, sea bath in crystal clear lagoon waters, lagoon
cruise in glass bottomed boats and enjoying the marine life, etc., are some of the attractions here. In
addition to this, water sports activities like wind surfing, kayaking, canoeing, water skiing, yachting, para
sailing, scuba diving, etc., are available for the tourists.
MAJOR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS
The major social and cultural events in the district are the annual festivals namely, Idul-Fitre, Idul-
Azha, Milad-un-Nabi, Independence Day and Republic Day. During Idul-Fitre and Idul-Azha, all the people
irrespective of age and sex wear new dresses, ornaments and perfumes and participate in Id prayers. The
male members perform their prayer at Mosques or Id Gah while females at their house or places specially
arranged by them. After the prayer, they visit their dears and nears and exchange Id Greetings. Dikre
(Tazias) is also performed during these occasions in mosques and houses (in some islands) with active
participation of the people, especially the youth and children. Milad-un-Nabi (the birth day of Prophet
Mohammed (SA) is also celebrated with great pomp by the people of the district. Moulood (reciting of
verses praising Prophet Mohammed (SA) is performed in almost all the houses from 1st to 12th of RabiulAwwal
(Hijra month) and on the last day a public procession and common feast is arranged in the Madrasas. The
male members attend the feast at Madrasas while for the female it is supplied in their houses.
The Independence Day and the Republic Day are also celebrated with great importance. The main
function is arranged at the stadium ground with flag hoisting/unfurling, parade and cultural programmes
followed by procession, competitions in selected items like swimming, boat race, tug of war, folk dance,
folk song, etc. In the evening, public meeting and variety entertainments are also conducted.
The social functions like Students Games Federation of India and All India Rural Sports meet (SGFI
& AIRS)), Youth Festivals and ‘Atholueid’ (cultural exchange programme) deserve special mention. The
SGFI & AIRS were conducted at Andrott, Minicoy, Kalpeni, Amini, Agatti, Kiltan and Kavaratti and Youth
Festival in Andrott. Under cultural Exchange Programme, cultural troups from Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Jammu
and Kashmir and Goa visited this district and displayed their cultural programmes.
BRIEF GAZETTEER OF ISLANDS IN THE DISTANCE
Distance between Islands and Islands to Mainland Ports

Cochin
Mangalore 500
Calicut 246 254
Andrott 228 257 293
Amini 107 320 287 407
Kadmat 11 119 320 287 407
Bitra 72 80 183 383 333 483
Chetat 56 54 65 141 330 269 432
Kiltan 37 89 48 89 102 296 252 394
Agatti 111 104 80 72 61 157 383 363 459
Kavaratti 57 115 126 124 76 65 119 346 352 404
Suheli 54 81 169 176 167 126 115 165 389 404 446
Kalpeni 141 124 178 176 206 228 159 150 87 263 361 287
Minicoy 211 219 252 296 346 378 376 330 311 293 444 537 398
Bitra (11o -36’ north latitude and 72o – 10’ east longitude)
It is the smallest inhabited island in the territory having a land area of 9.93 hectares and a popula-
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tion of 271 persons with 570 metres length and 274 metres width at its broadest point. It is situated farthest
from Kavaratti in the north direction. Sir William Robinson recorded that until about the middle of 19th
century this island was the breeding ground for the sea birds and hunting round for people of other islands.
It has very large lagoons which abounds in with turtles and numerous fishes.
Chetlat (11o - 41’ north latitude and 72o – 43‘ east longitude)
Chetlat lies 56 Kilometres north of Amini. Along the eastern side of the island there is a wide belt
of coral debris caused by storm, which broadens at the north and covers the whole southern end of the
island. It has an area of 1.0 Sq.km with 2680 metres length and 584 metres width at the broadest point. The
population of the island is 2347. It is the island which suffered most at the hands of Portuguese in the 16th
century. Fishing is the main activity of the male folk. The island had a very interesting custom. The women
folk gathered on the beach during night and light up fires to help to locate the island by the returning
fishing boats or odams (carrying their male folk). The island had a unique handicraft industry in the form of
cap making from the tender coconut leaves, which were of great demand in the district.
Kiltan (11o -29’ north latitude and 73o – 10 ‘ east longitude)
Kiltan is situated 51 Kilometres north-east of Amini on the international trade route between
Persian Gulf and Srilanka. It has an area of 1.6 Sq.Kms. and a population of 3946 persons. This island is 3,362
metres long and 596 metres wide at the broadest point. On the northern and southern ends of the island
there are high storm beaches. The island is fertile and thickly planted. The island is rich in traditional folk
songs and folk dances.
Kadmat (11o -13’ north latitude and 72o – 47‘ east longitude)
It is situated 10 Kilometres north of Amini with and area of 3.1 sq.kms. with 9,064 metres long and
550 metres vide at the broadest point. The population of the island is 5404. Besides, a very large lagoon in
western side. It is also characterized by a narrow lagoon in the eastern side. Kadmat is famous for its stone
used for building purposes. Some gold coins were found in 1948 which belonged to the Roman Emperors
of the first and second century. It appears that the island used to be visited by the foreigners even before
its colonization. Systematic habitation of the island, however, started in the 19the century
Amini (11o -07’ north latitude and 72o – 44‘ east longitude)
The area of the island is 2.6 sq.km and the population is 7661. The name of the island might have
been derived from the Arabic word “Amin” means faithful. The island has a length of 2,892 metres from
end to end and width of 1,250 metres at its broadest point. The island is oblong shaped and almost fills the
entire ring-reef, leaving only a very shallow and narrow lagoon all around. The climate conditions are the
same as those in the Malabar Coast of Kerala. There are talented craftsmen in this island who can make
beautiful walking sticks with tortoise shells and coconut shells. The island is famous for the stone engravers
who carve beautiful flower patterns on hard coral stones. The people have a rich tradition of folk songs.
The first lady (Fisiya) to embrace Islam religion is from this island and after conversion changed her name
as Hameedath.
Bangaram (10o -56’ north latitude and 72o – 17 ‘east longitude)
Bangaram is one of the finest tourist spots in India. This is a newly inhabited island with a population
of 45 lies about 8 kms. North of Agatti. To its east, about 2.5 km away is Tinnakara and further east is Parali
connected by a sand bank during low tide. The island has a very large and beautiful; lagoon. The lagoon is
very deep here. The island is a favourite fishing ground of the Agatti people. There is a semicircular bay in
the eastern point of the island which serves as a swimming pool.
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Agatti (10o - 51’ north latitude and 72o – 11 ‘east longitude)
Agatti is the western most island in the district. It has an area of 2.7 sq.km. with 7,576 metres length
and 568 metres breadth. The population of this island is 7,566, Human habitation is more in the northern
part of the island than in the south. The western side of the island is enclosed by a beautiful lagoon, where
various types of corals and multicoloured fishes are found in abundance. The only aerodrome in
Lakshadweep connecting the islands with Kochi is available in this island. The climate of the island is hot
as compared to other islands of this group. As in other islands fishing and coconut plantation are the main
source of livelihood of the people.
Pitti (10o - 47’ north latitude and 72o – 32‘ east longitude)
Pitti (birds’ island) lies 24 Kilometres north-west of Kavaratti. It is a small reef with a tiny sand
bank and its southern end without even a blade of grass or any other vegetation. This small island with an
area of 1.20 hectares is the breeding ground of thousands of birds belonging to tern group. The breeding
season is between January to March. Flocks of these birds can be seen chasing tuna shoals as far away as
15 to 25 Kilometres. This island is a bird sanctuary now.
Kavaratti (10o – 33’ north latitude and 72o – 38’ east longitude)
Kavaratti, the headquarters of Union Territory lies 404 Kilometres away from Cochin. It has an area
of 3.6 Sq.Kms. with a maximum length of 5,132 metres and breadth of 1,516 metres at the widest point. The
population of this island is 11,221. It has a large lagoon in the western side which is shallow and provides
a beautiful pool for swimming. It being the seat of Administration, all the Government offices and most of
the Government buildings are located in this island. In the earlier days, the portion inhabited by the local
people was separated by a boundary and no islander was allowed to go south of that wall without a valid
pass from Bibi’s Administration. The Ujra Mosque with its intricate carvings in wood ( a fine specimen of
craftsmanship) is located in this island. The Juma Masjid of the island is one of the largest mosques in the
district.
Suheli Valiyakara (10o – 08’ north latitude and 72o – 18’ east longitude)
Suheli Cheriyakara (10o – 02’ north latitude and 72o – 15’ east longitude)
Suheli lies 47 Kilometres south-west of Kavaratti. Two uninhabited islands namely, Valiyakara and
Cheriyakara are enclosed by a single lagoon. Since the lagoon provides an excellent fishing, islanders from
Kavaratti frequently and from Agatti occasionally visit this island during fair season.
Andrott (10o – 49’ north latitude and 73o – 41’ east longitude)
Andrott, the nearest island to the mainland, is the largest island with an area of 4.8 Sq.km. and a
population of 11,191. It has 4,656 metres length and 1,430 metres breadth. Andrott lies east –west and it
is 119 kms away from the headquarters island Kavaratti and 293 Kms, away from Cochin. This is the only
island which is practically devoid of any lagoon. This island is thickly planted with coconut trees which
yield the finest nuts available in the district. According to the tradition, this is the first island to embrace
Islam religion. It is said that St.Ubaidulla who came from Arabia around AD 664 converted the whole
people of Lakshadweep to Islam and settled in this island. His makbara is also situated here adjacent to the
Juma Masjid.
Kalpeni (10o – 05’ north latitude and 73o – 39’ east longitude)
Kalpeni is situated about 76 Kilometres due to south of Andrott. The island along with the satellite
island of Kodithala, Cheriyam, Tilakkam and Pitti lies in an extensive shallow lagoon.
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It has an area of 2.3 sq.km. and a population of 4,419 persons. It is one of the islands which was
colonized by the foreigners quite early. Mention of this island is found in Arab literatures. The Arab
writers used to call this island as ‘Kolfaini’. A peculiar feature of the island is the presence of huge storm
bank of coral debris along the eastern and south-eastern shore. This island is often hit by cyclones.
Minicoy (8o – 17’ north latitude and 73o – 04’ east longitude)
Minicoy is the southernmost island in Lakshadweep. It is second largest in area (4.4 Sq. Kms.) and
third largest in population (10,447 persons) among the islands. This crescent shaped island has a length of
10,656 metres from end to end and a width of 944 metres at the broadest point. It has a large and deep
lagoon. There is a small uninhabited island south of Minicoy known as Viringili which is also known as
small pox island, since it was used by the people for isolating small pox patients in the early days. A large
number of inhabitants of male working class are employed as sea men in ocean going vessels all over the
world. The main characteristic of the island is its village system known as Athiris. Each Athiri with a cluster
of houses is headed by an elderly mancalled ‘Moopan’. The Moopan is elected by the general body of the
village known as Bamedu (assembly). Traditionally, he is vested with all the powers to manage the affairs
of the village. The houses are arranged on either side of the streets in a linear fashion. Interior of the
house is kept spick and span. Every house has one or more swing coats made of wood, which are beautifully
decorated and painted in different colours. Boat modeling is the main handicraft seen in the island. The
spoken language in this island is Mahl. Minicoy is the important tuna fishing centre in the district. A tuna
canning factory is functioning in this island. There is a lighthouse in the island constructed during the year
1885.
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VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY
SECTION I - VILLAGE DIRECTORY
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BRIEF NOTE ON THE VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY FOR THE DCHB, CENSUS OF INDIA,2011
VILLAGE DIRECTORY 2011 CENSUS

The Village Directory is being compiled for both inhabited and un-inhabited villages. In the village
directory both private and government facilities/institutions have been given. In case of un-inhabited /
depopulated villages, the location code number, name and area of the village is being given universally in
Village Directory and Village PCA. The columns relating to the amenities and land use pattern, etc. being
left blank and it will be noted against the name of the village that it is un-inhabited/depopulated. The
Appendices to Village Directory and Inset Tables based on village Directory data are also prepared for
inhabited villages.
In the Village Directory format for 2011 Census there are 121 columns and the details thereon are
as follows:
Columns 1 : Serial Number: - Self explanatory. All the villages within the CD block are presented
serially in the ascending order of their location code number.
Columns 2 : Name of village: - Self explanatory. The name of the villages are shown against this
column. This also includes the forest and uninhabited villages.
Columns 3 : Location Code Number of village: - The location code number of the villages are shown
against this column.
Columns 4 : Area of the Village: - The area of the villages has been given in hectares.
Column 5 : Total Population: - The total population of the village as per 2011 Census has been given
against this column.
Column6 : Number of Households: - The number of households as per 2011 Census have been given in
this column.
Amenities : - The availability of different infrastructural amenities such as education, medical, drinking
water, post, telegraph, banks, credit societies, recreation and cultural facilities, communication,
power, etc. in each village have been given in the Village Directory. Wherever the amenities are
not available in the village, the distance range code viz; ‘a’ for <5 Kms, ‘b’ for 5-10 Kms and ‘c’ for
10+ Kms of the nearest where facility is available is given. Column wise details are given below:
Columns No. 7 – 20 Educational Facilities : - All the different educational facilities available in the
village have been given under these columns. Nursery/LKG//UKG classes are included in Pre-
Primary Schools, Classes up to class V included in Primary School; Classes from VI to VIII are
included in the Middle school. Classes from IX and X included in Secondary School. Classes from
XI and XII are included in Senior Secondary School. In case of composite schools like middle
school with primary school or secondary school with middle school, these are also included in
the number of primary and middle schools, respectively. The information on the entire educational
institutes is given under these columns.
Columns No. 21 to 38 - Medical Facilities : - All the different medical facilities available in the village
have been given under these columns.
Columns No. 39 to 46 -Drinking Water : - The information on availability of various types of the drinking
water facility within the village has been given under these columns.
Columns No. 47 to 50 – Availability of Toilet and others :- The information on availability of toilet and
Bio-Gas etc. available in the village has been given under these columns.
Columns No. 51 to 67 Communication (Post & Telegraph and transport) :- The information on
communication and Post Office, Sub-Post Office, & Telegraph Office, Village PIN Code number,
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Phone-Landlines, Mobile Phone, Private Courier Facility, Internet Café, etc; available in the
village has been given under these columns. The information on all various transport facilities
whether public/private transport like Bus, Railway Station, or Navigable waterways, Taxi , Van,
Tractors etc. available in the village has also been given under these columns.
Columns No.68 to 79 – Village connected to High ways, Village Roads, Banks and Credit Societies : - The
information on all roads connected to village has been given under these columns. These include
National Highway, State Highway, District Roads and other district roads connected to the village,
Pucca roads, Kutchcha Roads, Water Bounded Macadam Roads, Navigable Water Ways and Foot
Paths has been given under these columns. Further, the information on availability of banks,
ATM and Agricultural Credit societies in the village has been given under these columns.
Column No. 80 to 96 Miscellaneous Facilities : - The information on various miscellaneous facilities
available in the village has been given under these columns. These includes Self -Help Group,
Public Distribution Shop (PDS), Mandi /Regular Market, Weekly Haat, Agricultural Marketing
Society, Nutrition Centre(ICDS),Anganwadi Centre, ASHA, Community Centre, Sports Fields, Sports
Club/Recreation Centre, Cinema/Video Halls, Public Library, Public Reading Room, News Paper
Supply, Assembly Polling Station, Birth and Death Registration Office.
Columns No. 97 to 100 – Electricity : - Availability of Power Supply in the village, whatever may be the
form of its use has been given in these columns. These include Electricity for Domestic Use,
Electricity for Agriculture Use Electricity for Commercial Use, and Electricity for all purpose
Domestic Uses.
Column No. 101 and 102 -Nearest Town : - The name of the nearest town along with the distance range
code has been in these columns.
Land use and Irrigation : - The land use pattern in the Village Directory conform to the pattern of
classification of land use as recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
The Ministry has recommended the maintenance of records of land use pattern under the
following 9 categories.
(i) Column No. 103 -Forests:-This includes all lands classed as forest under any legal enactment
dealing with forests or administered as forests, whether state-owned or private, and
whether wooded or maintained as potential forest land. The area of crops raised in the
forest and grazing lands or areas open for grazing within the forests remain included under
the forest area.
(ii) Column No. 104 - Area under non-agricultural use:-This includes all lands occupied by
buildings, roads and railways or under water, e.g. rivers and canals and other lands put to
uses other than agriculture.
(iii) Columns No. 105 - Barren and un-culturable land:-This includes all barren and unculturable
land like mountains, deserts, etc. land which cannot be brought under cultivation except
at an exorbitant cost should be classed as unculturable whether such land is in isolated
blocks or within cultivated holdings.
(iv) Column No. 106 - Permanent Pastures and other Grazing Lands:-This includes all grazing
lands whether they are permanent pastures and meadows or not. Village common grazing
land is included under this head.
(v) Column No. 107 - Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops, etc.:- This includes all cultivable
land which is not included in ‘Net area sown’ but is put to some agricultural uses. Lands
under Causing trees, thatching grasses, bamboo bushes and other groves for fuel, etc.
which are not included under ‘Orchards’ are classed under this category.
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(vi) Column No. 108- Culturable Waste Land: - This includes lands available for cultivation,
whether not taken up for cultivation or taken up for cultivation once but not cultivated
during the current year and the last five years or more in succession for one reason or other.
Such lands may be either fallow or covered with shrubs and jungles which are not put to
any use. They may be assessed or unassessed and may lie in isolated blocks or within
cultivated holdings. Land once cultivated but not cultivated for five years in succession is
also included in this category at the end of the five years.
(vii) Column No. 109- Fallow Lands other than Current Fallows: - This includes all lands which
were taken up for cultivation but are temporarily out of cultivation for a period of not less
than one year and not more than five years.
(viii) Column No. 110- Current Fallows: - This represents cropped area, which is kept fallow
during the current year. For example, if any seeding area is not cropped against the same
year it may be treated as current fallow.
(ix) Column No. 111- Net Area Sown: - This represents the total area sown with crops and
orchards. Area sown more than once; in the same year is counted only once.
Column No. 112- Total Irrigated Land Area: - It includes all land which is cultivable and irrigated by any
source of irrigation. The total irrigated area of the village has been given under this column.
Column No. 113- Total Un-Irrigated land Area: - Un-Irrigated area includes all land which is cultivable
but not irrigated by any source of irrigation. The total un-irrigated land area of the village has
been given under this column.
Column No. 114 to 118 Area Irrigated by source: - The area irrigated by various source of irrigation in the
village have been given under these columns. The different source of irrigation facilities available
in the village are as follows:
(i) Canals(C)-Govt. or Pvt.,
(ii) Wells/Tube-wells (W/TW),
(iii) Tanks/Lake(T/L),
(iv) Waterfall,(WF)
(v) Others(O).
Columns No.119 to 121 -Three most important commodities manufactured :- The names of three most
important commodities manufactured in the village are indicated in this column.
Taluk level totals of the Village Directory:-
At the end of entries for the Village Directory of each Taluk, the totals of different columns are
being given wherever possible. However, in case of some of the columns, it may not be possible to work
out the Taluk level totals, in such cases the particular of relevant columns are being left blank against Taluk
level.
Appendices to Village Directory: - The Village Directory also includes the following appendices:
Appendix –I : Summary showing total number of villages having Educational, Medical and other
amenities in villages – CD Block level.
Appendix I A : Villages by number of Primary Schools.
Appendix I B : Villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools.
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Appendix I C : Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available.
Appendix II : Villages with 5,000 and above population which do not have one or more amenities
available.
Appendix -III : Land utilization data in respect of Census towns.
Appendix -IV : C.D. Block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking
water facility is available
Appendix -V : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled Caste population.
Appendix -VI : Summary showing number of Villages not having Scheduled Tribe population.
Appendix VII A : List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Castes to the total
population by ranges.
Appendix VII B : List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Tribes to the total
population by ranges.
Appendix -VIII : Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (CD Block wise).
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LIST OF VILLAGES MERGED IN TOWNS AND OUTGROWTHS AT 2011 CENSUS
No Villages were merged in Towns and Outgrowths at 2011 Census in this District
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF VILLAGES (C.D BLOCK WISE)
Name of Sub-Division : Amini

Name of the C. D. Block :Bitra
Serial Number Name of Village 2011 Census location code number 2001 census location code number
1 2 3 4
1 Bitra 627031 31/01/0001/00000100
Name of the C. D. Block : Chetlat

1 2 3 4
1 Chetlat 627032 31/01/0001/00000200
Name of the C. D. Block : Kiltan

1 2 3 4
1 Kiltan 627033 31/01/0001/00000300
Name of the C. D. Block : Amini

1 2 3 4
No Village in this C.D. Block
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Census of India 2011- Village Directory
Amenities and Land use ( As in 2009 )
Name of District:-Lakshadweep Location CodeNo:-587
Number of educational amenities available. (If not available
within the village , the distance range code viz; a for < 5
Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where
facility is available is given).
Total area of the village ( in hectares rounded up to one decimal place)
Degree college of arts science & commerce (ASC)

Number of households (2011 census)
Non-formal training centre (NFTC)

Special school for disabled (SSD)
Total population ( 2011 census )
Vocational training school /ITI

Senior Secondary school (SS)
Management institute (MI)

Engineering college(EC)
Pre-Primary school (PP)
Medical college (MC)

Secondary School (S)
Primary school (P)
Middle school (M)
Location code no.
Polytechnic (Pt)
Others (specify)
Serial Number
Name village
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Name of CD Block:-Bitra Locat ion CodeNo:-0002
1 Bitra 627031 9.9 271 75 1 2 1 c c c c c c c c c c 1
Block T O T A L : 9.9 271 75 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Name of CD Block:-Chetlat Locat ion CodeNo:-0003
1 Chet lat 627032 103.9 2347 526 1 3 1 1 1 c c c c c 1 c c 6
Block T O T A L : 103.9 2347 526 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Name of CD Block:-Kilt an Locat ion CodeNo:-0004
1 Kilt an 627033 163.4 3946 778 2 6 1 1 1 c c c c c 1 c c 6
Block T O T A L : 163.4 3946 778 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
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Number of Medical Amenities available. Number of Non- Availability of drinking water -
(If not available within the village , the Government Medical Yes / No
distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b Amenities available.
for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest
place where facility is available is given).
Charitable non Govt. hospital/Nursing home.

Maternity and child welfare centre (MCW)
Well water (Covered / Uncovered well)

Traditional practitioner and faith healer .
Medical practitioner with MBBS Degree
Medical practitioner with other degree
Hospital-alternative medicine (HO)
Medical practitioner with no degree

Community health centre (CHC)
Primary health sub centre (PHS)
Tap water (Treated/Untreated)

Family welfare centre (FWC)
Primary health centre (PHC)
Mobile health clinic (MHC)

Veterinary hospital (VH)
Hospital-allopathic (HA)
Tube wells / Bore well
Tank / Pond / Lake

T.B. clinic (TBC)
Name of Village
Dispensary (D)
Medicine Shop
Serial Number
River / Canal
Hand Pump
Others
Spring
Others
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Bit ra Location CodeNo:-0002
c c 1 c c c c 1 c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Bitra 1
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Name of CD Block:-Chetlat Location CodeNo:-0003
c 1 1 c c c c 1 c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Chet lat 1
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Name of CD Block:-Kiltan Location CodeNo:-0004
c 1 1 c c c c 1 c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Kiltan 1
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
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Availability of toilet Communication and transport facilities (If amenities available code -Yes is
& others Yes / No given except for Village Pin Code ,If not available within the village , the
distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of
nearest place where facility is available is given).
Rural sanitary mart or sanitary hardware outlet available
Community bio- gas or recycle of waste for productive
Cycle-pulled rickshaws(Manual & Machine driven)

Internet cafes/ Common service centre (CSC)
Post & Telegraph office (P&TO)
Community toilet including bath.
Community toilet excluding bath.
Bus service (Public & Private)

(Land lines)
Public call office (PCO)
Carts driven by animals

Sea /River ferry service
Mobile phone coverage
Private courier facility

Sub post office (SPO)
Auto/Modified Autos
Village Pin Code
Name of Village
Railway stations
near the village.
Post office(PO)
Taxis and Vans

Serial Number
Telephones
Tractors
use.
1 2 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
Name of CD Block:-Bitra Location CodeNo:-0002
1 Bitra No No No No c Yes Yes 682555 Yes Yes Yes c c c c c Yes c c c Yes
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
1 Chetlat No No No No c Yes Yes 682554 Yes Yes Yes Yes c c c Yes Yes Yes c c Yes
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Name of CD Block:-Kilt an Location CodeNo:-0004
1 Kilt an No No No No c Yes Yes 682558 Yes Yes Yes Yes c c c Yes Yes Yes c c Yes
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
90
Village connected to highways,village roads, banks Availability of miscellaneous facilities (If
& credit societies (If amenities available code -Yes amenities available code -Yes is given, If
is given, If not available within the village , the not available within the village , the
distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b
Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest place where for 5-10 Kms and c for 10+ kms of nearest
facility is available is given). place where facility is available is given).
Integrated Child Development Scheme (Nutritional
ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)

Connected to major district road (MDR)
Anganwadi Centre (Nutritional Centres)

Water bounded macadam(WBM) roads
Navigable waterway (river/canal)(NW)
Public distribution system (PDS) shop

Connected to national highway(NH)
Commercial & Co-operative Banks

Connected to others district road
Connected to state highway(SH)
Agricultural marketing society

Agricultural Credit Societies
Others (Nutritional Centres)

Mandis / Regular market
Self-Help Group (SHG)
Name of Village
Kutchcha roads
Footpaths (FP)
Serial Number
Weekly Haat
Pucca roads
Centres)
ATM
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Bitra Locat ion CodeNo:-0002
c c c c c c c Yes Yes c c c c Yes c c c Yes Yes c Yes Bit ra 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Name of CD Block:-Chetlat Locat ion CodeNo:-0003
c c c c c c c Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes c c c Yes Yes c Yes Chetlat 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Name of CD Block:-Kilt an Locat ion CodeNo:-0004
c c c c c c c Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes c c c Yes Yes c Yes Kilt an 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
91
Availability of miscellaneous Availability of Land Use
facilities (If amenities available code - electricity Nearest Town Area under different
Yes is given, If not available within (Yes/No) types of land use ( in
the village , the distance range code hectares rounded up
viz; a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms to one decimal place)
and c for 10+ kms of nearest place
where facility is available is given).
Distance range code i.e. a for < 5 Kms, b for 5-10 Kms
Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands

Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops etc.
Power Supply for Agricultural Use (EAG)
Power Supply for Commercial Use (EC)
Power Supply for Domestic Use (ED)
Community centre with/without TV
Birth & Death Registration Office
Area under Non-agricultural Uses

Power Supply for All Uses (EA)
Sports Club / Recreation Centre
Barren and Un-cultivable land

Assembly Polling station
Public Reading Room
Cinema / Video Hall
and c for 10+ kms .

Newspaper Supply
Name of Village
Serial Number
Public Library
Sports Field,
Forests
Name
1 2 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
Name of CD Block:-Bitra Location CodeNo:-0002
1 Bitra c c Yes c Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes KADMAT (CT ) c 0 1.4 0 0 8.5
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 8.5
1 Chetlat c Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes KADMAT (CT ) c 0 7.2 0 0 97
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.2 0 0 97
1 Kilt an c Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes KADMAT (CT ) c 0 36 0 0 128
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 36 0 0 128
92
Land Use Name of three most important
Area under different types of Area irrigated by commodities manufactured
land use ( in hectares source (in hectare).
rounded up to one decimal
place)
Fallow lands other than current fallows
Total Un-irrigated Land Area
Wells/Tube-wells(W/TW)
Total Irrigated Land Area
Culturable Waste Land
Tanks/Lakes(T/L)
Water Falls(WF)
Name of Village
Current Fallows
Net Area Sown
Serial Number
Canals ( C )
Others(O)
Second
Third
First
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Bit ra Location CodeNo:-0002
0 0 0 0 0 8.5 0 0 0 0 0 Mas Meen Dry Fish Bit ra 1
0 0 0 0 0 8.5 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coir Masmeen Chetlat 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 127.5 0 0 0 0 0 Coir Masmeen Kilt an 1
0 0 0 0 0 127.5 0 0 0 0
93
94
95
96
Name of Sub-Division : Kavaratti
Name of the C. D. Block : Kavaratti

1 2 3 4
1 Pitti (Bird's island) 627035 31/01/0002/00001200

2 Suheli Valiyakara 627036 31/01/0002/00001300
3 Suheli Cheriyakara 627037 31/01/0002/00001400
Name of the C. D. Block : Agatti

1 2 3 4
1 Agatti 627044 31/01/0002/00001000

2 Bangaram 627043 31/01/0002/00000900
3 Kalpitti 627045 31/01/0002/00001100
4 Parali(i) 627040 31/01/0002/00000600
5 Parali(ii) 627041 31/01/0002/00000700
6 Parali(iii) 627042 31/01/0002/00000800
7 Tinnakara 627039 31/01/0002/00000500
97





Primary school (P)
Middle school (M)
Location code no.
Polytechnic (Pt)
Others (specify)
Serial Number
Name village
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Name of CD Block:-Kavarat ti Locat ion CodeNo:-0006
1 Pitt i (Birds' Island) 627035 1.2 0 0
2 Suheli Valiyakara 627036 29 0 0
3 Suheli Cheriyakara 627037 28.3 11 3 c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
Block T O T A L : 58.5 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of CD Block:-Agatt i Locat ion CodeNo:-0007
1 T innakara 627039 41.8 0 0
2 Parali (I) 627040 2.2 0 0
3 Parali (II) 627041 1.4 0 0
4 Parali (III) 627042 2.4 0 0
5 Bangaram 627043 57.6 45 17 b b b b b c c c c c c c c b
6 Agat ti 627044 270.7 7521 1311 4 6 2 1 1 c c c c c 1 c c 6
7 Kalpit ti 627045 7.2 0 0
Block T O T A L : 383.3 7566 1328 4 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
98
Number of Medical Amenities available. Number of Non- Availability of drinking water -
(If not available within the village , the Government Medical Yes / No
distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b Amenities available.





Tank / Pond / Lake

T.B. clinic (TBC)
Name of Village
Dispensary (D)
Medicine Shop
Serial Number
River / Canal
Hand Pump
Others
Spring
Others
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Kavaratti Location CodeNo:-0006
Pitti (Birds' Island) 1
Suheli Valiyakara 2
c c c c c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No Yes No No No No No No Suheli Cheriyakara 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of CD Block:-Agat ti Location CodeNo:-0007
Tinnakara 1
Parali (I) 2
Parali (II) 3
Parali (III) 4
b c b c c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Bangaram 5
1 c 2 c c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Agat ti 6
Kalpit ti 7
1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
99


(Land lines)


Auto/Modified Autos
Village Pin Code
Name of Village
Railway stations
near the village.
Post office(PO)
Taxis and Vans

Serial Number
Telephones
Tractors
use.
1 2 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
Name of CD Block:-Kavaratt i Location CodeNo:-0006
1 Pitt i (Birds' Island)
2 Suheli Valiyakara
3 Suheli Cheriyakara No No No No c c c c c Yes c c c c c c c c c Yes
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Name of CD Block:-Agatt i Location CodeNo:-0007
1 T innakara
2 Parali (I)
3 Parali (II)
4 Parali (III)
5 Bangaram No No No No b b b Yes b Yes c c c c b b b c c Yes
6 Agatt i No No No No c Yes Yes 682553 Yes Yes Yes Yes c Yes c Yes Yes Yes c c Yes
7 Kalpitt i
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2
100






Name of Village
Kutchcha roads
Footpaths (FP)
Serial Number
Weekly Haat
Pucca roads
Centres)
ATM
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Kavarat ti Locat ion CodeNo:-0006
Pit t i (Birds' Island) 1
Suheli Valiyakara 2
c c c c c c c Yes Yes c c c c c c c c c c c c Suheli Cheriyakara 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of CD Block:-Agatt i Locat ion CodeNo:-0007
T innakara 1
Parali (I) 2
Parali (II) 3
Parali (III) 4
c c c c c c c Yes Yes b b b b b c c c b b b b Bangaram 5
c c c c c c c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes c c c Yes Yes Yes Yes Agatt i 6
Kalpitt i 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
101



Public Reading Room
Cinema / Video Hall
and c for 10+ kms .

Newspaper Supply
Name of Village
Serial Number
Public Library
Sports Field,
Forests
Name
1 2 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
Name of CD Block:-Kavarat ti Location CodeNo:-0006
1 Pitt i (Birds' Island) 0 0 0 0 0
2 Suheli Valiyakara 0 0 0 0 0
3 Suheli Cheriyakara
c c c c c c c c c No No No No 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 T innakara 0 0 0 0 0
2 Parali (I) 0 0 0 0 0
3 Parali (II) 0 0 0 0 0
4 Parali (III) 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bangaram c b b c b b b c b Yes No Yes Yes 0 0 0 0 0
6 Agatt i c Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes c Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes KAVARAT T I(CT ) c 0 31 0 0 240
7 Kalpitt i 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 31 0 0 240
102
place)
Tanks/Lakes(T/L)
Water Falls(WF)
Name of Village
Current Fallows
Net Area Sown
Serial Number
Canals ( C )
Others(O)
Second
Third
First
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Kavarat ti Location CodeNo:-0006
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pit t i (Birds' Island) 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suheli Valiyakara 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suheli Cheriyakara 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T innakara 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parali (I) 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parali (II) 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parali (III) 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bangaram 5
0 0 0 0 0 240.4 0 0 0 0 0 Coir Masmeen Agatt i 6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kalpit ti 7
0 0 0 0 0 240.4 0 0 0 0
103
104
105
106
Name of Sub-Division : Kalpeni
Name of the C. D. Block : Kalpeni

1 2 3 4
1 Cheriyam 627047 31/01/0003/00001600

3 Kodithala 627048 31/01/0003/00001700
4 Pitti(i) 627052 31/01/0003/00002200
5 Pitti(ii) 627053 31/01/0003/00002300
6 Tilakkam(i) 627049 31/01/0003/00001900
7 Tilakkam(ii) 627050 31/01/0003/00002000
8 Tilakkam(iii) 627051 31/01/0003/00002100
107





Primary school (P)
Middle school (M)
Location code no.
Polytechnic (Pt)
Others (specify)
Serial Number
Name village
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Name of CD Block:-Kalpeni Locat ion CodeNo:-0009
1 Cheriyam 627047 45.4 0 0
2 Kodithala 627048 0.3 0 0
3 T ilakkam (I) 627049 1 0 0
4 T ilakkam (II) 627050 0.6 0 0
5 T ilakkam (III) 627051 0.4 0 0
6 Pitt i (I) 627052 2.8 0 0
7 Pitt i (II) 627053 0.3 0 0
Block T O T A L : 50.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
108
0
0
0
0
T.B. clinic (TBC)
0
0
Name of CD Block:-Kalpeni
0
Dispensary (D)
0
Name of District:-Lakshadweep
0
(If not available within the village , the
0
Number of Medical Amenities available.

distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b
0
0
0
0
0
109
Number of Non-
Medicine Shop
0
Amenities available.
Government Medical
Others
0
0
0
Hand Pump
0
0
Spring
0
Yes / No
River / Canal
0
Tank / Pond / Lake
0
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Others
0
Availability of drinking water -
Location CodeNo:-0009
Name of Village
2
Pitti (I)
Pitti (II)
Cheriyam
Kodithala
Tilakkam (I)
Tilakkam (II)
Tilakkam (III)
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
Serial Number


(Land lines)


Auto/Modified Autos
Village Pin Code
Name of Village
Railway stations
near the village.
Post office(PO)
Taxis and Vans

Serial Number
Telephones
Tractors
use.
1 2 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
Name of CD Block:-Kalpeni Location CodeNo:-0009
1 Cheriyam
2 Kodit hala
3 T ilakkam (I)
4 T ilakkam (II)
5 T ilakkam (III)
6 Pitt i (I)
7 Pitt i (II)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
110






Name of Village
Kutchcha roads
Footpaths (FP)
Serial Number
Weekly Haat
Pucca roads
Centres)
ATM
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Kalpeni Locat ion CodeNo:-0009
Cheriyam 1
Kodit hala 2
T ilakkam (I) 3
T ilakkam (II) 4
T ilakkam (III) 5
Pit t i (I) 6
Pit t i (II) 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
111



Public Reading Room
Cinema / Video Hall
and c for 10+ kms .

Newspaper Supply
Name of Village
Serial Number
Public Library
Sports Field,
Forests
Name
1 2 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
1 Cheriyam 0 0 0 0 0
2 Kodit hala 0 0 0 0 0
3 T ilakkam (I) 0 0 0 0 0
4 T ilakkam (II) 0 0 0 0 0
5 T ilakkam (III) 0 0 0 0 0
6 Pitt i (I) 0 0 0 0 0
7 Pitt i (II) 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
112
place)
Tanks/Lakes(T/L)
Water Falls(WF)
Name of Village
Current Fallows
Net Area Sown
Serial Number
Canals ( C )
Others(O)
Second
Third
First
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cheriyam 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kodit hala 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T ilakkam (I) 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T ilakkam (II) 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T ilakkam (III) 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pit t i (I) 6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pit t i (II) 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
113
114
115
116
Name of Sub-Division : Minicoy
Name of the C. D. Block : Minicoy

1 2 3 4
1 Viringili 627055 31/01/0004/00002400
117
1
1
Serial Number
Viringili
2
Name village
Block T O T A L :
Dist rict T O T A L :
Name of CD Block:-Minicoy
3
Location code no.
627055
4
1.5
1.5
5
0
0
771.3 14141 2710

0
0
7
8
0
118
8
Primary school (P)
17
0
9
Middle school (M)
5
0
10
3
0
11
3
0
12
0
0
13
0
0
14
0
0
15
0
0
16
Polytechnic (Pt)
0
0
17

3
0
18

0
0
Locat ion CodeNo:-0010
19

0
0
20
Others (specify)
19
0
1
0
2
0
5
0
0
0
T.B. clinic (TBC)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dispensary (D)
3
0
0
0
(If not available within the village , the
0
0
Number of Medical Amenities available.

distance range code viz; a for < 5 Kms, b
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
119
Number of Non-
Medicine Shop
0
0
Amenities available.
Government Medical
Others
0
0
4
0
6
0
Hand Pump
0
0
0
0
Spring
0
0
Yes / No
River / Canal
0
0
Tank / Pond / Lake
4
0
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Others
5
0
Availability of drinking water -
Name of Village
2
Viringili
1
1
Serial Number
1
Serial Number
1 Viringili
2
Name of Village
0
0
47 48
0
0
49
near the village.
0
0
50
use.
0
0
51
Post office(PO)
0
0
52
4
0
53
4
0
54
120
Village Pin Code
4
0
55
Telephones (Land lines)
5
0
56
4
0
57
6
0
58
3
0
59
0
0
60 Bus service (Public & Private)
1
0
61
Railway stations
0
0
62
Auto/Modified Autos
3
0
63
Taxis and Vans
4
0
64
Tractors
3
0
65

0
0
66

0
0
67

6
0






Name of Village
Kutchcha roads
Footpaths (FP)
Serial Number
Weekly Haat
Pucca roads
Centres)
ATM
68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Minicoy Locat ion CodeNo:-0010
Viringili 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 3 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 4 4 1 4
121



Public Reading Room
Cinema / Video Hall
and c for 10+ kms .

Newspaper Supply
Name of Village
Serial Number
Public Library
Sports Field,
Forests
Name
1 2 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
Name of CD Block:-Minicoy Location CodeNo:-0010
1 Viringili 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 5 4 5 5 0 0 0 75 0 0 473
122
place)
Tanks/Lakes(T/L)
Water Falls(WF)
Name of Village
Current Fallows
Net Area Sown
Serial Number
Canals ( C )
Others(O)
Second
Third
First
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 2 1
Name of CD Block:-Minicoy Location CodeNo:-0010
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Viringili 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 376.4 0 0 0 0
123
Appendix I - village directory
Summary showing total number of villages having educational, medical and other amenities - CD Block level
District: Lakshadweep (587)
Sl. Name of Total Total Villages having educational institutions
No CD block number of population
inhabited of C.D. Pre- Primary Middle Secondary Senior Degree Degree Medical
villages in block primary school school school secondary college of college college
the C.D. school school (SS) arts of
block sceince & engineer
commerce ing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 0002-Bit ra 1 271 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 0003-Chet lat 1 2347 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
3 0004-Kiltan 1 3946 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
4 0006-Kavaratt i 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0007-Agat ti 2 7566 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
T ot al 6 14141 4 4 4 3 3 0 0 0
Sl. Name of Villages having educational institutions (contd.) Villages having Medical institutions
No CD block
Manage Poly Vocatio Non- Special Others No Comm Primary Primary Matern T.B. Hos
ment tech nal formal school (specify) educat unity health health ity and clinic pital-
institute nic training traini for ional health centre sub child allop
school ng disabled facility centre centre welfare athic
/ITI centre centre
1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 0002-Bit ra 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 0003-Chet lat 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
3 0004-Kiltan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
4 0006-Kavarat ti 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0007-Agat ti 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
T ot al 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 1 2 4 0 0 0
Sl. Name of Villages having Medical institutions (contd.) …

No CD block
Hospital- Dispensary Veterinary Mobile Family Medical Medical Medicine Others No
alternative hospital health welfare practioner practioner shop medical
medicine clinic centre (with (with facility
MBBS other
Degree) degree)
1 2 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
1 0002-Bitra 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0003-Chetlat 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0004-Kilt an 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0006-Kavarat ti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 0007-Agatt i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
T otal 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
124
Appendix I - village directory
Summary showing total number of villages having educational, medical and other amenities - CD Block level
District: Lakshadweep
District:
(587)Lakshadweep (587)
Sl. Name of Villages having drinking water Villages having Post &
No CD block Telegraph
Tap water Well Hand Tube Spring River/ Tank/ Others No Post Sub Post & Phone
(treated/ water pump well/ canal pond/ drinkin office post telegraph (land
untreated) (coverd/ bore lake g office office lines)
uncover well water
ed well) facility
1 2 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
1 0002-Bitra 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
2 0003-Chetlat 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
3 0004-Kilt an 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
4 0006-Kavaratt i 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0007-Agatt i 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2
T otal 4 6 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 4 4 5
Sl. Name of Villages having Post & Villages having transport Banks
No CD block Telegraph
Public Mobile Internet Village Bus Railway Auto/ Taxi Trac Navigable Comm ATM
call phone cafes/ roads- service station modified & tors water ways ercial
office coverage Common pucca (public/ autos vans (river/canal/ & co-
service road private) sea ferry operat
centre service) ive
1 2 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
1 0002-Bit ra 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2 0003-Chet lat 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
3 0004-Kiltan 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
4 0006-Kavaratt i 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 0007-Agat t i 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
T otal 4 6 3 0 1 0 3 4 3 6 3 1
Sl. Name of Credit Villages having recreation facility Miscellaneous

Villages having
No CD block societies power supply
Agricult Cinema / Public Public Availa Public Weekly Asembly Birth & Available Not
ural video library reading bility distribu haat polling death available
credit halls rooms of tion station registrat
societies news system ion
paper (PDS) office
1 2 61 62 63 64 65 shop
66 67 68 69 70 71
1 0002-Bitra 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
2 0003-Chet lat 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
3 0004-Kilt an 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
4 0006-Kavarat t i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 0007-Agat ti 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
T ot al 3 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 4 5 1
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Appendix IA - village directory
Villages by number of primary schools
Sl.No. Name of C.D.Block Total number of Number of primary schools
inhabited villages None One Two Three Four +
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 0002-Bitra 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 0003-Chetlat 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 0004-Kilt an 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 0006-Kavarat ti 1 1 0 0 0 0
5 0007-Agatt i 2 1 0 0 0 1
T ot al 6 2 0 1 1 2
Appendix IB - village directory

Villages by primary, middle and secondary schools
Sl.No. Name of CD Block Total number of Type of educational institutions available
inhabited villages No school At least one At least one At least one middle
primary school primary school school and one
and no middle and one middle secondary school
school school
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 0002-Bitra 1 0 0 1 0
2 0003-Chetlat 1 0 0 1 1
3 0004-Kiltan 1 0 0 1 1
4 0006-Kavaratti 1 1 0 0 0
5 0007-Agatti 2 1 0 1 1
T otal 6 2 0 4 3
Appendix IC - Village Directory

Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available
Sl.No. Name of C.D.Block Number of villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available
Only tap Only well Only tubewell Only More than one source
(treated/ (covered / /borewell handpump only from tap, well,
untreated) uncovered) tubewell,hand pump
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 0002-Bitra 0 1 0 0 0
2 0003-Chetlat 0 0 0 0 1
3 0004-Kiltan 0 0 0 0 1
4 0006-Kavaratti 0 1 0 0 0
5 0007-Agatti 0 0 0 0 2
T otal 0 2 0 0 4
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Appendix II- Village Directory
Villages with 5000 and above population which do not have one or more amenities available.
Sl. Name of Name of Location Population Amenities not available (indicate N.A. where amenity not available)
No. CD Block village code Senior College Primary Tap Bus Approach Banks
number secondary health sub drinking facility by pucca
school centre water road
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 0007-Agat ti Agatt i 627044 7521 Available N.A. Available Available Available N.A. Available
Appendix III- Village Directory

Land Utilization data in respect of Census Towns
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
----------------------------- NIL ----------------------------------
Appendix IV- Village Directory

CD Block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
----------------------------- NIL ----------------------------------
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Appendix V- Village Directory
Summary showing number of villages not having scheduled castes population
Sl.No. Name of C.D. Block Total villages Uninhabited villages Inhabited villages Number of inhabited villages
having no scheduled castes
population
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 0001-Amini 0 0 0 0
2 0002-Bit ra 1 0 1 1
3 0003-Chet lat 1 0 1 1
4 0004-Kiltan 1 0 1 1
5 0005-Kadmat 0 0 0 0
6 0006-Kavaratt i 3 2 1 1
7 0007-Agat ti 7 5 2 2
8 0008-Androt t 0 0 0 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 7 7 0 0
10 0010-Minicoy 1 1 0 0
T ot al 21 15 6 6
Appendix VI - Village Directory

Summary showing number of villages not having scheduled tribes population
Sl.No. Name of C.D. Block Total villages Uninhabited villages Inhabited villages Number of inhabited villages
having no scheduled tribes
population
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 0001-Amini 0 0 0 0
2 0002-Bitra 1 0 1 0
3 0003-Chetlat 1 0 1 0
4 0004-Kilt an 1 0 1 0
5 0005-Kadmat 0 0 0 0
6 0006-Kavaratt i 3 2 1 0
7 0007-Agatt i 7 5 2 0
8 0008-Androt t 0 0 0 0
9 0009-Kalpeni 7 7 0 0
10 0010-Minicoy 1 1 0 0
T ot al 21 15 6 0
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Appendix VII - Village Directory
List of villages according to the proportion of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes to the total population by
ranges.
CD Block: Bitra(0002)
A - Scheduled Castes
Range of scheduled castes population (Percentages) Location code number Name of village
1 2 3
Nil 627031 Bitra
ranges.
CD Block: Chetlat(0003)
1 2 3
Nil 627032 Chetlat
ranges.
CD Block: Kiltan(0004)
1 2 3
Nil 627033 Kiltan
ranges.
CD Block: Kavaratti(0006)
1 2 3
Nil 627037 Suheli Cheriyakara
ranges.
CD Block: Agatti(0007)
1 2 3
Nil 627043 Bangaram
Nil 627044 Agatti
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ranges.
CD Block: Bitra(0002)
B - Scheduled Tribes
Range of scheduled tribes population (percentages) Location code number Name of village
1 2 3
76 and above 627031 Bitra
ranges.
CD Block: Chetlat(0003)
1 2 3
76 and above 627032 Chetlat
ranges.
CD Block: Kiltan(0004)
1 2 3
76 and above 627033 Kiltan
ranges.
CD Block: Kavaratti(0006)
1 2 3
21 - 30 627037 Suheli Cheriyakara
ranges.
CD Block: Agatti(0007)
1 2 3
76 and above 627043 Bangaram
76 and above 627044 Agatti
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Appendix-VIII -Village Directory
Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (CD Block wise)
Name of district: Lakshadweep
Sl. Name of Gram Panchayat and Area in Number of villages with No. of Total Total Total
No Location Code Number* hect- Location code numbers house Population Scheduled Scheduled
. ares Number Location Code holds Caste Tribe
Number Population Population
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Amini CD Block
T here is no village in this CD Block
Bitra CD Block
1 Bit ra 10 1 627031 75 271 0 271
Chetlat CD Block
1 Chet lat 104 1 627032 526 2347 0 2195
Kiltan CD Block
1 Kiltan 163 1 627033 778 3946 0 3827
Kadmat CD block
Kavaratti CD Block
1 Kavaratt i 391 1 627035 t o 627038 3 11 0 3
Agatti CD Block
1 Agat ti 383 1 627039 t o 627045 1328 7566 0 7167
Andrott CD Block
Kalpeni CD Block
Minicoy CD Block
* No Locat ion code number
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SECTION II - TOWN DIRECTORY
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NOTE EXPLAINING THE ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TOWN DIRECTORY 2011 CENSUS
Statement I :- Status and Growth History:
Column 1 :– Serial Number:- Self explanatory

Column 2 :- Class, Name and civic status of town:- The Class is presented according to population of the
towns in 2011 Census as follows:
Population Class Population Class
1,00,000 & above I 10,000-19,999 IV
50,000-99,999 II 5,000-9,999 V
20,000-49,999 III Below 5000 VI

The following abbreviations are used to denote the Civic Status of the town.
Civic Status Codes Civic Status Codes

i-Municipal Corporation M.Corp. xii – Notified Town Area NTA
ii-Municipal Committee MC xiii – Industrial Notified Area INA
iii-Municipal Council M Cl xiv – Industrial Township ITS
iv-City Municipal Council CMC xv – Township TS
v-Town Municipal Council TMC xvi – Town Panchayat TP
vi- Municipal Board MB xvii – Nagar Panchayat NP
Vii –Municipality M xviii – Town Committee/ Town Area TC
viii- Cantonment CB Committee
xix – Small Town Committee ST
Board/Cantonment
ix- Notified Area NA xx – Estate Office EO
x –Notified Town NT xxi –Gram Panchayat GP
xi - Notified Area Committee/ NAC xxii – Census Town CT
Notified Area Council
Column 3 - 25: - These columns are self explanatory
Statement II : - Physical Aspects and Location of town, 2009.
Column 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town: - Self explanatory

Columns 3 to 5 - Physical Aspects :- In these columns the Rainfall and Maximum and Minimum
Temperature of the town is recorded.
Columns 6 to 12 :- Name and road distance of the town (in kms.) from the State headquarters, District
headquarters, Sub-divisional/Taluk/Tahsil/ Police station/Development Block/Island HQ., Nearest
city with population of one lakh and more, Nearest city with population of five lakh and more,
Railway station and Bus route is recorded in these columns respectively. If the names mentioned
in these columns are the same as the referent town itself, the distance is recorded as (0) zero.
Statement III – Civic and other Amenities, 2009:-
Column 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town : - Self explanatory
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Column 3 – Road length (in km.) :- The information about the road length (in km.) within the limit of the
town is recorded in this column.
Columns 4 to 7- System of drainage : - The system of drainage available in the town is indicated in these
columns by the following codes:
System of drainage Codes
Open drains OD
Closed drains CD
Both drains BD
Columns 8 to 11-Number of latrines : - The number of various types of latrines available in the town is
indicated in these columns.
Columns No. 12 & 13 – Protected water supply : - The information on source of water supply and system
of water storage with capacity available in the town are given in these columns in the following
codes:
Column 12 (Source of water supply):-
(i) Tap water T
(ii) Tube-well water TW
(iii) Tank Water TK
(iv) Well water W
Column 13 (System of water storage):-

(i) Over Head Tank OHT
(ii) Service Reservoir SR
(iii) River Infiltration Gallery RIG
(iv) Bore Well Pumping System BWP
(v) Pressure Tank PT
The information on 2 major source of water supply is given in column 12 and the system of water
storage with capacity against each in kilo-litres (in bracket) is presented in column 13.
Columns 14 Fire Fighting Service : - In case the fire fighting service is available in the referent town,
‘yes’ is recorded. If the facility is not available within the town, the name of the nearest place
having this facility with its distance from the referent town has been recorded.
Columns 15 to 19- Electrification (Number of connections) :- Different types of electric connections
have been shown in these columns, i.e., Domestic, Industrial, Commercial, Road lighting (points)
& others.
Statement IV: Medical Facilities, 2009 :-
Columns 1 - 2 Serial number and Name of town : - Self explanatory
Columns 3 to 13 :- The number of various medical institutions such as Hospitals, Dispensaries, Health
Center, Family Welfare Center, Maternity and Child Welfare Center, Maternity Homes, T.B.
Hospital/clinic, Nursing Homes, Charitable Hospital/Nursing Home, Mobile Health Clinic and
Others as available in the town, are indicated in these columns (along with number of beds in
brackets).
If a medical facility is not available in the town, the name of the nearest place and its distance in
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kilometers from the town where the facility is available is mentioned.
Column 14 - Veterinary Hospital :- The Number of Veterinary Hospitals available in the town is given in
this column.
Column 15 - Medicine Shop :- The number of Medicine shops available in the town is given in this
column.
Statement V : Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009 :-

Columns 3 to 15 Educational Facilities :- The information on number of Primary school, Middle school,
Secondary school, Senior Secondary school, Arts/Science/ Commerce colleges (of degree level
and above), Medical colleges, Engineering colleges, Management Institute/Colleges,
Polytechnics, Recognized Shorthand, Typewriting and vocational training Institutions, Non-formal
Education Center (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Center), Special School for disabled and Others available
in the town, are indicated in these columns.
If an educational facility is not available in the town, the name of the nearest place and its distance
in kilometers from the town where the facility is available is mentioned.
Columns 16 to 23 – Number of Social, Recreational and Culture Facilities :- The information on No. of
Home Orphanage, Working women’s hostels (with No. of seats in bracket), No. of Old Age Home,
Stadium, Cinema Theatre, Auditorium/Community halls, Public libraries and Reading rooms
available in the town are given under these column.
Statement VI: Industry and Banking 2009:-
Columns 3 to 5 - Names of three most important commodities manufactured :- The names of three
most important commodities manufactured in the town are given under these columns.
Columns 6 to 8 - Number of banks : - The number of banks available in the referent town both
Commercial and Co-operative banks are recorded against these columns.
Columns 9 & 10 – Number of Agricultural and Non Agricultural Credit Societies : - The number of
Agricultural and Non Agricultural Credit Societies available in the referent town are given in
these columns.
Statement VII: Civic and other Amenities in Slums, 2009 :-
This statement VII provides information on civic and other amenities in all slums whether notified
or not and for all towns having statutory bodies, like Municipality, Municipal Corporation, Town area
committee etc.
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STATEMENT - I
Status and Growth History

Sl. Class, name Location Code Name of Taluk/ Name of CD Area Number of Scheduled Scheduled
No. and civic status No. Tahsil/ Police block (sq. household Castes Tribes
of town Station/Islands Km.) s Population Population
etc. including (2011 Census) (2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 houseless
7 8 Census)
9
V,
1 Amini (CT ), 3158705620627030
AMINI AMINI 2.59 1375 7541
CT
V,
2 Kadmat (CT ), 3158705624627034
KADMAT KADMAT 3.12 1061 5178
CT
IV,
3 Kavaratti (CT ), 3158705625627038
KAVARAT T I KAVARAT T I 3.63 2246 9952
CT
IV,
4 Andrott (CT ), 3158705627627046
ANDROT T ANDROT T 4.84 1806 10948
CT
VI,
5 Kalpeni (CT ), 3158705628627054
KALPENI KALPENI 2.79 934 4051
CT
IV,
6 Minicoy (CT ), 3158705629627056
MINICOY MINICOY 4.4 1442 9987
CT
STATEMENT - I
Status and Growth History (Contd…)

Sl. Class, name Scheduled Population and growth rate (in brackets) of the town at the Censuses of
No. and civic Tribes
1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981
status of town Population
1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
V,
1 Amini (CT ), 7541 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5367 (0)
CT
V,
2 Kadmat (CT ), 5178 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
CT
IV,
3 Kavaratt i (CT ), 9952 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6604 (0)
CT
IV,
4 Androt t (CT ), 10948 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
CT
VI,
5 Kalpeni (CT ), 4051 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
CT
IV,
6 Minicoy (CT ), 9987 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6658 (0)
CT
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STATEMENT - I
Status and Growth History (Contd…)

Sl. Class, name Population and growth rate (in brackets) of the Density Sex ratio
No. and civic status town at the Censuses of (2011 Census)
of town 1991 2001 2011 1991 2001 2011
1 2 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
V,
1 Amini (CT ), 6447 (20.12) 7353 (14.1) 7661 (4.19) 0 969 968 1001
CT
V,
2 Kadmat (CT ), 0 (0) 0 (0) 5404 (0) 0 0 0 1009
CT
IV,
3 Kavaratt i (CT ), 8677 (31.3) 10119 (16.6) 11210 (10.78) 0 829 811 817
CT
IV,
4 Androt t (CT ), 0 (0) 0 (0) 11191 (0) 0 0 0 1035
CT
VI,
5 Kalpeni (CT ), 0 (0) 0 (0) 4419 (0) 0 0 0 902
CT
IV,
6 Minicoy (CT ), 8320 (25) 9495 (14.1) 10447 (10.03) 0 1049 1057 947
CT
STATEMENT-II
Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 2009
Physical aspects Name of and road distance (in kms.) from
Sl. Rainfall Temperature Sub-Division/ Taluk/
Name of town
No. (in mm) (in centigrade) State HQ. District HQ. Tahsil / Police
Maximum Minimum station/
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Development
8 Block/
1 Amini (CT ) 1839.1 33.3 26.7 KAVARAT T I (65) KAVARAT T I (65) AMINI (0)
2 Kadmat (CT ) 1839.1 33.3 26.7 KAVARAT T I (76) KAVARAT T I (76) KADMAT (0)
3 Kavaratt i (CT ) 1061.8 32.39 25.12 KAVARAT T I (0) KAVARAT T I (0) KAVARAT T I (0)
4 Androt t (CT ) 1680 35 26 KAVARAT T I (119) KAVARAT T I (119) ANDROT T (0)
5 Kalpeni (CT ) 1680 35 26 KAVARAT T I (124) KAVARAT T I (124) KALPENI (0)
6 Minicoy (CT ) 1404 34.2 20 KAVARAT T I (252) KAVARAT T I (252) MINICOY (0)
STATEMENT-II
Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 2009 (Contd…)
Name of and road distance (in kms.) from
Sl. Nearest city with
Name of town Nearest city with population Railway station Bus route
No. population of one lakh
of five lakh and more
and more
1 2 9 10 11 12
1 Amini (CT ) MANGALORE (287) MANGALORE (287) MANGALORE (287) MANGALORE (287)
2 Kadmat (CT ) MANGALORE (294) MANGALORE (294) MANGALORE (294) MANGALORE (294)
3 Kavaratt i (CT ) KOZHIKODE (346) KOZHIKODE (346) KOZHIKODE (346) KOZHIKODE (346)
4 Androt t (CT ) KOZHIKODE (228) KOZHIKODE (228) KOZHIKODE (228) KOZHIKODE (228)
5 Kalpeni (CT ) KOZHIKODE (263) KOZHIKODE (263) KOZHIKODE (263) KOZHIKODE (263)
6 Minicoy (CT ) KOCHI (398) KOCHI (398) KOCHI (398) KOCHI (398)
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STATEMENT - III
Civic and other Amenities, 2009
System of drainage Number of latrines
Road length
Sl.No. Name of Town Open Closed Both -Open & Pit Flush/Pour Flush
(in kms.) Nil
(OD) (CD) Closed (BD) System (Water borne)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Amini (CT ) 20.07 Nil 0 1300
2 Kadmat (CT ) 16.56 Nil 0 1105
3 Kavarat ti (CT ) 30.5 Nil 0 2396
4 Andrott (CT ) 24.8 Nil 0 1784
5 Kalpeni (CT ) 15 Nil 0 895
6 Minicoy (CT ) 29.25 Nil 0 1600
STATEMENT - III
Civic and other Amenities, 2009 (Contd…)
Number of Electrification (Number of connections)
latrines Protected water supply
System of Fire Domestic Industrial Commercial Road Others
Sl. Name of lighting
Source of storage with fighting
No. Town (points)
Service Others supply capacity in kilo service*
(Codes) @ litres (along
with Codes) @
1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
1 Amini (CT ) 0 0 T U,CW () No,() 2029 34 275 446 0
2 Kadmat (CT ) 0 0 UW,T U (),OHT (105) No,() 1417 36 321 501 0
3 Kavarat ti (CT) 0 0 TT, OHT (300) No,() 3236 48 763 902 7
4 Andrott (CT ) 0 0 UW,CW () No,() 2877 59 508 564 2
5 Kalpeni (CT ) 0 0 ,T K/P/L () No,() 1393 27 387 507 150
6 Minicoy (CT ) 0 0 CW,O OHT (10) Yes 2032 39 444 635 135
*In case this service is not available in the town, the name of the nearest place and its distance from the town where facility is available
has been given
@T wo major source only
Abbreviation
TT: T ap wat er from t reated source O :Ot hers

TU:T ap water from un-t reat ed source O HT:Over head T ank
C W: Covered well SR:Service Reservoir
UW : Un-covered well RIG:River Infiltrat ion Gallery
HP:Hand pump BW P:Bore Well Pumping system
TW /B:T ubewell /Borehole PT:Pressure T ank
RW :Rainwater N\A,NA,N.A.: Not Avialable
S:Spring
TK/P/L:T ank/Pond/Lake
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STATEMENT - IV
Medical Facilities, 2009
No. of Medical facilities* (with number of beds in brackets)
Sl.No. Name of Town Hospitals Dispensaries Family Maternity and Maternity T.B.Hospital/ Nursing
(Allopathic / Health Welfare Child Welfare Homes Clinic Homes
& Others) Center Center Center
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Amini (CT ) 124 Kms. 1(10) 263 Kms. 263 Kms. 263 Kms. 263 Kms. 263 Kms.
2 Kadmat (CT ) 65 Kms. 5(30) 287 Kms. 287 Kms. 287 Kms. 287 Kms. 287 Kms.
3 Kavaratti (CT ) 76 Kms. 1(10) 294 Kms. 294 Kms. 294 Kms. 294 Kms. 294 Kms.
4 Andrott (CT ) 2(50) 2(0) 346 Kms. 346 Kms. 346 Kms. 346 Kms. 346 Kms.
5 Kalpeni (CT ) 119 Kms. 2(30) 228 Kms. 228 Kms. 228 Kms. 228 Kms. 228 Kms.
6 Minicoy (CT ) 1(20) 3(0) 398 Kms. 398 Kms. 398 Kms. 398 Kms. 398 Kms.
STATEMENT - IV
Medical Facilities, 2009 (Contd…)
No. of Medical facilities* (with number of beds in
brackets) Charitable Medicine
Sl.No. Name of Town Hospital/Nursing Shop
Mobile Health Others etc.
Veterinary Home (Numbers) (Numbers)
Clinic
Hospital
1 2 10 11 12 13 14
1 Amini (CT ) 124 Kms. 263 Kms. 1(0) 0 0
2 Kadmat (CT ) 65 Kms. 287 Kms. 1(0) 0 0
3 Kavaratt i (CT ) 76 Kms. 294 Kms. 1(0) 0 0
4 Androt t (CT ) 1(0) 346 Kms. 346 Kms. 0 1
5 Kalpeni (CT ) 119 Kms. 228 Kms. 1(0) 0 1
6 Minicoy (CT ) 252 Kms. 398 Kms. 1(0) 0 0
*If a medical facilit y is not available in t he town,nearest place dist ance from the t own where facilit y is available has been given
*N.A.:Not Available
Statement-V
Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009
Number of Educational Facilities*
Primary Middle Secondry Senior Arts/ Science/ Medical colleges Engineering
Sl. Name of school school school Secondry Commerce colleges (of colleges
No. Town school degree level and above)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Amini (CT ) 8 1 1 2 MANGALORE(287) MANGALORE(287) MANGALORE(287)
2 Kadmat (CT ) 8 2 1 1 MANGALORE(294) MANGALORE(294) MANGALORE(294)
3 Kavaratt i (CT ) 11 4 3 2 KOZHIKODE(346) KOZHIKODE(346) KOZHIKODE(346)
4 Androt t (CT ) 5 2 2 1 KOZHIKODE(228) KOZHIKODE(228) KOZHIKODE(228)
5 Kalpeni (CT ) 4 2 1 1 KOZHIKODE(263) KOZHIKODE(263) KOZHIKODE(263)
6 Minicoy (CT ) 11 3 2 2 KOCHI(398) KOCHI(398) KOCHI(398)
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Statement-V
Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009 (Contd…)
Number of Educational Facilities*
Management Polytechnics Recognised Non-formal Special School for Others
Institute/ colleges Shorthand, Education Center Disabled
Sl. Name of
Typewriting (Sarva Shiksha
No. Town
and vocational Abhiyan Center)
training
institutions
1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 Amini (CT ) MANGALORE(287) MANGALORE(287) KAVARAT T I(65) MANGALORE(287) MANGALORE(287) 10
2 Kadmat (CT ) MANGALORE(294) MANGALORE(294) 1 MANGALORE(294) MANGALORE(294) 12
3 Kavaratt i (CT ) KOZHIKODE(346) KOZHIKODE(346) 6 KOZHIKODE(346) 1 12
4 Androt t (CT ) KOZHIKODE(228) KOZHIKODE(228) 2 KOZHIKODE(228) KOZHIKODE(228) 17
5 Kalpeni (CT ) KOZHIKODE(263) KOZHIKODE(263) 1 KOZHIKODE(263) KOZHIKODE(263) 5
6 Minicoy (CT ) KOCHI(398) KOCHI(398) 1 1 KOCHI(398) 4
Statement-V
Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, 2009 (Contd…)
Number of Social, Recreational and Cultural facilities
No. of Working No. of Old Age Stadium Cinema Theatre Audit Public Read
Sl. Name of Orphanage women's hostles Home orium/ librari ing
No. Town Home Comm es room
unity s
halls
1 2 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
KAVARAT T I
1 Amini (CT ) AGAT T I(61) (CT )(65) MANGALORE(287) 1 MANGALORE(287) 1 1 1
AMINI
2 Kadmat (CT ) AGAT T I(72) KAVARAT T I(76) MANGALORE(294) 1 MANGALORE(294) (11) 1 2
Kavaratt i
3 (CT ) 1 1 KOZHIKODE(346)
2 KOZHIKODE(346) 3 3 3
KALPENI
4 Androt t (CT ) KAVARAT T I(119) KAVARAT T I(119) KOZHIKODE(228) (87) KOZHIKODE(228) 1 2 1
5 Kalpeni (CT ) KAVARAT T I(124) KAVARAT T I(124) KOZHIKODE(263) 1 KOZHIKODE(263) 1 2 2
6 Minicoy (CT ) KAVARAT T I(252) KAVARAT T I(252) KOCHI(398) 1 KOCHI(398) 1 1 1
*If an educat ional facilit iy is not available in the town, the name of t he nearest place and it s distance from the town where facility is
available has been given
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STATEMENT - VI
Industry and Banking, 2009
Sl. Name of Names of three most important commodities Number of banks Number of
Number of
No. Town Nationali Co- non-
Private agricultural
sed Bank oprative agricultural
1st 2nd 3rd Commer credit
Bank credit
cial Bank societies
societies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Amini (CT ) COPRA MASMEEN COIR 1 0 0 1 0
2 Kadmat (CT ) COPRA MASMEEN COIR 1 0 0 1 0
3 Kavarat ti (CT ) COPRA MASMEEN COIR FIBRE 3 0 0 1 0
4 Andrott (CT ) COPRA COIR FIBRE COIR PRODUCT S 1 0 0 1 0
5 Kalpeni (CT ) COPRA CURLED FIBRE COIR YARN 1 0 0 1 0
6 Minicoy (CT ) MASMEEN COCONUT OIL TUNA CANS 2 0 0 1 0
STATEMENT - VII
Civic and other amenities in Slums, 2009
Sl. Class and Name of Is it No. of Population of Paved roads System of drainage
No name of the slum notified households the Slum (in kms.)
Open Closed Both Nil
. town (approximate) (approximate)
(Open &
Closed)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
There is no slum or notified area in this district
STATEMENT - VII
Civic and other amenities in Slums, 2009 (Contd…)
Sl. Class and Number of latrines Community No. of tap Electricity (Number of connections)
No. name of points/ public
Private Domestic Road Others
town hydrants
Pit Flush/ Pour Service Others lighting
installed for
System Flush (Water (points)
supply of
borne)
protected
water
1 2 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
There is no slum or notified area in this district
142
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Towns showing their Outgrowth with population
Sl. No. Name of Town with Location Code Population of Core Town Name of Outgrowth Population of Outgrowth
1 2 3 4 5
There is no town outgrowth in this UT
143
ORGI-LAKSHADWEEP
English - 2011
Directorate of Census Operations, Lakshadweep UT

Ministry of Home Affairs,
UT of Lakshadweep Baithul Haram Building,
Churiyanoda, Near Light House,
Kavaratti Island – 682555
Email: dco-lak.rgi@censusindia.gov.in
Website:http://www.censusindia.gov.in

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Census of India 2011

SERIES-32 PART XII-A

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY

DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS

SERIES-32 PART XII-A

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

Directorate of Census Operations, Lakshadweep

New Delhi (Dr. C.Chandramouli)

Name of Officers engaged

Compilation , checking of Data and Preparation of CRC

Shri. V.M.Krishnaraju Data Entry Operator Gr. B , DCO, Kerala

ORGI- Data Processing Division

Shri Jaspal SIngh Lamba Deputy Director

Classification of Area on the basis of Land Utilisation

Island wise MSME units in private sector 2009-2010

Trade and Commerce

Throughout the Union Territory:-

The highest level of education a person has completed.

Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or without

Percentage of workers (main + marginal) to total population

Age is measured in terms of the completed number of years.

Number of females per 1000 males in a population.

1.6. Degree College:

(ii) Engineering College (E):It is a graduate/post-graduate degree college providing Bachelor of

2.1 Hospital-Allopathic and Hospital-Alternative medicine: A hospital is an Institution, where sick or

Distribution of population in Rural – Urban areas.

Population and its growth

State /District Population Percentage Decadal Growth

Work Participation Rate

1 0002-Bitra 1 271 154 117 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 1 ( 100 %) 154 117

3 0004-Kilt an 1 3,946 2,012 1,934 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0

T otal 6 14,141 7,243 6,898 2 ( 33 %) 55 1 1 ( 17 %) 154 117

Males Females Males Females Males Females

3 0004-Kilt an 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 1 ( 100 %) 2,012 1,934

T otal 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 0 ( 0 %) 0 0 2 ( 33 %) 3,184 3,109

Males Females Males Females

5 0007-Agatt i 1 ( 50 %) 3,850 3,671 0 ( 0 %) 0 0

T otal 1 ( 17 %) 3,850 3,671 0 ( 0 %) 0 0

Table 4 gives the sex-ratio of the district by sub-divisions.

Table 4: Sex ratio of the state and district, 1901-2011

Table 5: Sex ratio by Sub-district, 2011

Sex ratio District (Rural):952

Table 8: Sex ratio of towns, 2011

3 627038-Kavarat ti (CT) (CT ) 817

4 627046-Andrott (CT ) (CT ) 1035

5 627054-Kalpeni (CT ) (CT ) 901

Sex ratio District (Rural):911

Table 22: Distribution of villages by literacy rate range, 2011

Main workers, Marginal workers and Non-workers

Table 36: Distribution of villages according to availability of different amenities, 2011

Table 41: Distribution of villages according to land use, 2011

Table 42: Schools/ colleges per 10,000 population in towns, 2011

Table 43: Number of beds in medical institutions in towns, 2011

Manners and Customs.

PLACES OF RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE

PLACES OF HISOTRICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE.

Light House at Minicoy

Golden Jubilee Museum at Agatti

MAJOR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS

BRIEF GAZETTEER OF ISLANDS IN THE DISTANCE

Distance between Islands and Islands to Mainland Ports

Kiltan (11o -29’ north latitude and 73o – 10 ‘ east longitude)