Jhoola, Nancowry
Jhoola is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.[1]
Jhoola | |
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village | |
  Jhoola Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  Jhoola Jhoola (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8.004701°N 93.348356°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Nancowry |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 645046 |
Demographics
The village was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and nearly vanished from the map.[2] By the time of the 2011 census of India, Jhoola had only 1 surviving household. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Literates | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Workers (all) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Main workers (total) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
References
- "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- Historic submergence and tsunami destruction of Nancowrie, Kamorta, Katchall and Trinket Islands of Nicobar district: Consequences of 26 December 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake by M. G. Thakkar and Bhanu Goyal. Current Science, Volume 90, No. 7. 10 April 2006.
- "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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