Upper Katchal

Upper Katchal is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.[1] It is located in the Nancowry tehsil, on the Katchal Island.

Upper Katchal
village
Upper Katchal Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India Upper Katchal Upper Katchal (India)
Coordinates: 7.968089°N 93.356774°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Nancowry
Population  (2011)
• Total	217
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	645080

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Upper Katchal has 55 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 67.96%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	217	120	97
Children aged below 6 years	36	16	20
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	211	117	94
Literates	123	81	42
Workers (all)	157	94	63
Main workers (total)	105	63	42
Main workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	105	63	42
Marginal workers (total)	52	31	21
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	52	31	21
Non-workers	60	26	34

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. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.