Chuckchucha is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Car Nicobar tehsil.[1] The headquarters of the island's central tribal cooperative society 'Ellon Hinengo Limited'(EHL) was established here in 1945. The society was started by the Jadwet family of Burma (Myanmar).[2]
Chuckchucha
Pum-pai Chukchuka | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Chuckchucha Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  Chuckchucha Chuckchucha (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°12′59″N 92°48′31″E / 9.216427°N 92.808487°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Car Nicobar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,021 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 645023 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Chuckchucha has 231 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 74.23%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1021 | 536 | 485 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 109 | 60 | 49 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 485 | 243 | 242 |
| Literates | 677 | 372 | 305 |
| Workers (all) | 287 | 244 | 43 |
| Main workers (total) | 155 | 136 | 19 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 155 | 136 | 19 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 132 | 108 | 24 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 114 | 107 | 7 |
| Non-workers | 734 | 292 | 442 |
References
edit- ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "History of Jadwets - Jadwet Trading Company".
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.