Nicobar Snapshot — Economy, Jobs, Education

Y-POWER Score: 46.9 / 100

Ranked 3 of 3 districts in Andaman And Nicobar Island

21.3% of workers aged 15 and over in Nicobar work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Nicobar has 707 registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 70% are in services and 30% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 1.3% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 3.6% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Nicobar are ₹59,844, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designation is Coconut & Coconut based products. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Nicobar equals 77.6% of the population of that age, against 66.9% in the typical district in India.

* EPFO counts workers in the district where their employer is registered, measured against the people who live there, so districts with many commuters or head offices show higher coverage.

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