Balu Basti

Balu Basti Al-Hit-Touch
village
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Nancowry
Population (2011)
• Total	91
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645094

Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti 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 affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[2] According to the 2011 census of India, Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti has 22 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 94.37%.^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	91	48	43
Children aged below 6 years	20	8	12
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	90	47	43
Literates	67	39	28
Workers (all)	22	15	7
Main workers (total)	16	10	6
Main workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	16	10	6
Marginal workers (total)	6	5	1
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	6	5	1
Non-workers	69	33	36

References

1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. Malini Shankar (22 December 2014). Preparing for the Day After: A Picture E Book on Disaster Management. Google Play. pp. 66–. GGKEY:Q6N73Q4KNL7.
3. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-07-21.