Shompen Village-A

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Shompen Village-A
village
Country India
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobar
Tehsil Great Nicobar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code645172

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

Demographics

Along with Shompen Village-B, the village has the highest population of Shompen people. Before the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the village was home to 103 Shompens. [2] However, by the time of the 2011 census, only 10 people were left in the village.

According to the 2011 census of India, Shompen Village-A has 2 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 0%. [3]

Demographics (2011 Census) [3]
TotalMaleFemale
Population1082
Children aged below 6 years000
Scheduled caste 000
Scheduled tribe 1082
Literates000
Workers (all)000
Main workers (total)000
Main workers: Cultivators000
Main workers: Agricultural labourers000
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other000
Marginal workers (total)000
Marginal workers: Cultivators000
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers000
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others000
Non-workers1082

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References

  1. ↑ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Press Note: Safety and population profile of the primitive tribes in the andaman and nicobar islands". Ministry of Home Affairs. 5 January 2005. Maximum Shom Pens population are found in Shompen village (A) & Shompen village (B) with 103 & 106 population respectively.
  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.

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