Ramzoo

Village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Ramzoo
Ramjaw, Ramjoo
village
8°07′16″N 93°28′45″E / 8.121189°N 93.479112°E / 8.121189; 93.479112
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilNancowry
Population
 (2011)
 • Total98
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIND
Census code645126

Ramzoo 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, Ramzoo had 23 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) was 77.5%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
Total Male Female
Population 98 48 50
Children aged below 6 years 18 8 10
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 97 47 50
Literates 62 32 30
Workers (all) 36 20 16
Main workers (total) 3 1 2
Main workers: cultivators 0 0 0
Main workers: agricultural labourers 1 0 1
Main workers: household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: other 2 1 1
Marginal workers (total) 33 19 14
Marginal workers: cultivators 1 0 1
Marginal workers: agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: household industry workers 3 1 2
Marginal workers: others 29 18 11
Non-workers 62 28 34

References

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


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