Coordinates: 7°00′47″N 93°55′55″E / 7.013°N 93.932°E / 7.013; 93.932

Shompen hut

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Shompen hut
village
Shompen hut is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Shompen hut
Shompen hut
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Shompen hut is located in India
Shompen hut
Shompen hut
Shompen hut (India)
Coordinates: 7°00′47″N 93°55′55″E / 7.013°N 93.932°E / 7.013; 93.932
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilGreat Nicobar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total63
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code645198

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

History

The Shompen Hut complex was built by the Government of India in 1984, at the 27th km point on the East-West road connecting Campbell Bay to Kopen Heat (Copenheat) Nicobarese village.[2] The objective was to provide health, education and other services to the Shompen people. However, members of the Shompen tribe did not visit the complex frequently.[3] A horticultural garden was also developed at the site.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Shompen hut has 14 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 0%.[5]

Demographics (2011 Census)[5]
Total Male Female
Population 63 35 28
Children aged below 6 years 0 0 0
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 63 35 28
Literates 0 0 0
Workers (all) 1 0 1
Main workers (total) 1 0 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 1 0 1
Marginal workers (total) 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 0 0 0
Non-workers 62 35 27

References

  1. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ Rann Singh Mann (1 January 2005). Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied: Encounters and Concerns. Mittal Publications. p. 177. ISBN 978-81-8324-010-9.
  3. ^ India. Planning Commission (1 January 2008). Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Development Report. Academic Foundation. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-81-7188-652-4.
  4. ^ Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri; Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri (2005). Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India: Concept, Ethnography and Demography. Mittal Publications. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-81-8324-026-0.
  5. ^ a b "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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