Payuha

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Payuha
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Payuha
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Payuha
Payuha (India)
Coordinates: 8°00′22″N93°30′22″E / 8.006°N 93.506°E / 8.006; 93.506 Coordinates: 8°00′22″N93°30′22″E / 8.006°N 93.506°E / 8.006; 93.506
Country India
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobar
Tehsil Nancowry
Population
 (2011)
  Total24
Time zone UTC+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]
TotalMaleFemale
Population24159
Children aged below 6 years431
Scheduled caste 000
Scheduled tribe 21147
Literates1596
Workers (all)761
Main workers (total)761
Main workers: Cultivators000
Main workers: Agricultural labourers000
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other761
Marginal workers (total)000
Marginal workers: Cultivators000
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers000
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others000
Non-workers1798

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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. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.