Jhoola, Nancowry

Jhoola
village
Jhoola Jhoola Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Coordinates: 8°00′17″N 93°20′54″E / 8.004701°N 93.348356°ECoordinates: 8°00′17″N 93°20′54″E / 8.004701°N 93.348356°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Nancowry
Population (2011)
• Total	4
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645046

Jhoola 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, and nearly vanished from the map.^[2] 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%.^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[3]

	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

References

1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
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. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.