Shompen hut

Shompen hut
village
Country India
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobar
Tehsil Great Nicobar
Population (2011)
  Total 63
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
2011 census code 645198

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 2015-07-25.
  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. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

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