Jhoola, Nancowry

Jhoola
village
Jhoola

Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Jhoola

Location in India

Coordinates: 8°00′17″N 93°20′54″E / 8.004701°N 93.348356°E / 8.004701; 93.348356Coordinates: 8°00′17″N 93°20′54″E / 8.004701°N 93.348356°E / 8.004701; 93.348356
Country India
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobar
Tehsil Nancowry
Population (2011)
  Total 4
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code 645046

Jhoola is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.[1]

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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[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

  1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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