Payuha

Payuha
village
Payuha Payuha Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Coordinates: 8°00′22″N 93°30′22″E / 8.006°N 93.506°ECoordinates: 8°00′22″N 93°30′22″E / 8.006°N 93.506°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Nancowry
Population (2011)
• Total	24
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645124

Payuha is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.^[1]

Demographics

The village was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[2] According to the 2011 census of India, Payuha has 5 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75%.^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	24	15	9
Children aged below 6 years	4	3	1
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	21	14	7
Literates	15	9	6
Workers (all)	7	6	1
Main workers (total)	7	6	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	7	6	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	17	9	8

References

1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. Historic submergence and tsunami destruction of Nancowrie, Kamorta, Katchall and Trinket Islands of Nicobar district: Consequences of 26 December 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake by M. G. Thakkar and Bhanu Goyal. Current Science, Volume 90, No. 7. 10 April 2006.
3. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.