Country India Tehsil Great Nicobar 2011 census code 645172 | District Nicobar Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 10 (2011) | |
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||
Shompen Village-A is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.
Demographics
Along with Shompen Village-B, the village has the highest population of Shompen people. Before the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the village was home to 103 Shompens. However, by the time of the 2011 census, only 10 people were left in the village.
According to the 2011 census of India, Shompen Village-A has 2 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 0%.
References
Shompen Village-A Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA