Pulobha

Pulobha
Pulobahan / Pathathifen / Pulobhabi
village
Pulobha or Pulobahan is located in south-western region of the Little Nicobar Island
Pulobha or Pulobahan is located in south-western region of the Little Nicobar Island
Pulobha is located in India
Pulobha
Pulobha
Location in India
Coordinates: 7°18′56″N 93°43′08″E / 7.315461°N 93.718953°E / 7.315461; 93.718953
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilGreat Nicobar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
52
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code645153

Pulobha is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located on the Little Nicobar Island, and is administered as part of the Great Nicobar tehsil.[1]

Demographics

The village was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and a number of its Shompen residents went missing.[2] According to the 2011 census of India, Pulobha had only 6 households with 52 people. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 44.74%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
Total Male Female
Population 52 21 31
Children aged below 6 years 14 7 7
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 52 21 31
Literates 17 9 8
Workers (all) 0 0 0
Main workers (total) 0 0 0
Main workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: Other 0 0 0
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 52 21 31

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Dr. V.R. Rao (14 May 2007). Tsunami in South Asia: Studies of Impact on Communities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Allied Publishers. pp. 18–. ISBN 9788184241891.
  3. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.