Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
23.3% of women in Nicobar own land in their name, behind the typical district. 34.8% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 90.5%. On households in the poorest wealth group at 16.3%, it sits close to the national mark.