Upper Katchal

Upper Katchal
village
Upper Katchal Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Upper Katchal Location in India
Coordinates: 7°58′05″N 93°21′24″E / 7.968089°N 93.356774°ECoordinates: 7°58′05″N 93°21′24″E / 7.968089°N 93.356774°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Nancowry
Population (2011)
• Total	217
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645080

Upper Katchal is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.^[1] It is located in the Nancowry tehsil, on the Katchal Island.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Upper Katchal has 55 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 67.96%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	217	120	97
Children aged below 6 years	36	16	20
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	211	117	94
Literates	123	81	42
Workers (all)	157	94	63
Main workers (total)	105	63	42
Main workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	105	63	42
Marginal workers (total)	52	31	21
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	52	31	21
Non-workers	60	26	34

References

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