Jhoola, Nancowry

Jhoola is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.

Demographics

The village was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and nearly vanished from the map.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. By the time of the 2011 census of India, Jhoola had only 1 surviving household. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75%.

+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 4 2 2 Children aged below 6 years 0 0 0 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 4 2 2 Literates 3 2 1 Workers (all) 2 1 1 Main workers (total) 2 1 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 2 1 1 Marginal workers 0 0 0 Non-workers 2 1 1

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