Malacca, Car Nicobar
Village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Malacca is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.[1] It is located in the Car Nicobar tehsil, near the Car Nicobar Air Force Base.
Malacca
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Village | |
  Malacca Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  Malacca Malacca (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9.170610°N 92.818755°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Car Nicobar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,637 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 645019 |
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Malacca has 368 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 77.9%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1637 | 928 | 709 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 135 | 75 | 60 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1362 | 704 | 658 |
| Literates | 1170 | 715 | 455 |
| Workers (all) | 807 | 583 | 224 |
| Main workers (total) | 380 | 323 | 57 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 374 | 318 | 56 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 427 | 260 | 167 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 109 | 54 | 55 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 305 | 203 | 102 |
| Non-workers | 830 | 345 | 485 |