Chuckchucha

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 Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chuckchucha Chuckchucha (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°12′59″N 92°48′31″E / 9.216427°N 92.808487°E / 9.216427; 92.808487
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

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[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

1. (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. "History of Jadwets - Jadwet Trading Company".
3. (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.