Kalasi is a village on Teressa Island in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.[1]
Kalasi | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Kalasi Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  Kalasi Kalasi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′19″N 93°06′32″E / 8.288489°N 93.108882°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Nancowry |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 335 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 645043 |
The island is mentioned in Kollywood movie Thupparivaalan as native place of the mysterious antagonist.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Kalasi has 78 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 66.79%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 335 | 172 | 163 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 55 | 32 | 23 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 335 | 172 | 163 |
| Literates | 187 | 105 | 82 |
| Workers (all) | 85 | 79 | 6 |
| Main workers (total) | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 73 | 70 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 73 | 70 | 3 |
| Non-workers | 250 | 93 | 157 |
References
edit- ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages.This location has been referred in the Famous Tamil Movie named Thupparivaalan starring Vishal directed by Myshkkin as Antagonist birthplace" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ 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.