Balu Basti

11°37′23″N 92°42′41″E / 11.6230669136°N 92.711424528°E / 11.6230669136; 92.711424528

Balu Basti
Al-Hit-Touch
village
Balu Basti is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Balu Basti
Balu Basti
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Balu Basti is located in India
Balu Basti
Balu Basti
Balu Basti (India)
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilNancowry
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
91
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code645094

Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti 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 affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2] According to the 2011 census of India, Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti has 22 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 94.37%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
TotalMaleFemale
Population914843
Children aged below 6 years20812
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe904743
Literates673928
Workers (all)22157
Main workers (total)16106
Main workers: Cultivators000
Main workers: Agricultural labourers000
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other16106
Marginal workers (total)651
Marginal workers: Cultivators000
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers000
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others651
Non-workers693336

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Malini Shankar (22 December 2014). Preparing for the Day After: A Picture E Book on Disaster Management. Google Play. pp. 66–. GGKEY:Q6N73Q4KNL7.
  3. 1 2 "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.