Shompen hut

Shompen hut
village
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Great Nicobar
Population (2011)
• Total	63
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
2011 census code	645198

Shompen hut is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.^[1]

History

The Shompen Hut complex was built by the Government of India in 1984, at the 27th km point on the East-West road connecting Campbell Bay to Kopen Heat (Copenheat) Nicobarese village.^[2] The objective was to provide health, education and other services to the Shompen people. However, members of the Shompen tribe did not visit the complex frequently.^[3] A horticultural garden was also developed at the site.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Shompen hut has 14 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 0%.^[5]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[5]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	63	35	28
Children aged below 6 years	0	0	0
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	63	35	28
Literates	0	0	0
Workers (all)	1	0	1
Main workers (total)	1	0	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	1	0	1
Marginal workers (total)	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	0	0	0
Non-workers	62	35	27

References

1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. Rann Singh Mann (1 January 2005). Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns. Mittal Publications. p. 177. ISBN 978-81-8324-010-9.
3. India. Planning Commission (1 January 2008). Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Development Report. Academic Foundation. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-81-7188-652-4.
4. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri; Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri (2005). Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India: Concept, Ethnography and Demography. Mittal Publications. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-81-8324-026-0.
5. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.