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About Payuha Village

Payuha is a small village in Nancowry tehsil, in the district of Nicobars, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 15 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males.

Payuha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payuha village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Nicobars
Tehsil Nancowry
Population 24
Male Population 15
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Payuha compares

By the 2011 count Payuha is the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 242 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Payuha

Payuha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Payuha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nyicalang, Okiya Chiya, Olinpon Alhinpon and Ongulongho. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Payuha

As per the Census of India 2011, Payuha village had a population of 24. That makes it the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Payuha village has 15 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payuha has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Payuha falls under Nancowry tehsil of Nicobars district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Payuha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Payuha.

Payuha is in Nancowry tehsil of Nicobars district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Payuha today is likely to be higher.

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