Payuha

Payuha
village
Payuha is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Payuha
Payuha
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Payuha is located in India
Payuha
Payuha
Payuha (India)
Coordinates: 8°00′22″N 93°30′22″E / 8.006°N 93.506°E / 8.006; 93.506
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilNancowry
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
24
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code645124

Payuha 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.[2] According to the 2011 census of India, Payuha has 5 households. 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 24 15 9
Children aged below 6 years 4 3 1
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 21 14 7
Literates 15 9 6
Workers (all) 7 6 1
Main workers (total) 7 6 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 7 6 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 17 9 8

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. ^ 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. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.