Village · Car Nicobar, Nicobars
# Tamaloo

Tamaloo is a village in Car Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,515 people in 379 households, the 4th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.
- 1,515 people (2011)
- 379 households
- 74.0% literacy
- 1,031 females per 1,000 males

## Tamaloo PIN code and other codes

Tamaloo falls in Car Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Car Nicobar
- Census village code 645021

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Tamaloo?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Tamaloo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Big Lapathy
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tamaloo known for?

The main crops are copra, arecanut and coconut.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Tamaloo

Of every 100 households in Tamaloo in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tamaloo · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 94%
- Toilet within the home 82% 87%
- No toilet (open defecation) 18% 12%
- Tap water 75% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 77% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 21% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 58%
- Use banking services 83% 92%
- Television 32% 43%
- Mobile phone 47% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 26% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 3%
- None of these assets 8% 10%
- Own their home 94% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tamaloo?

■ Tamaloo · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 79.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1031 833
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 964
- Working population 53.1% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 68.6% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 179 (22%) · ■ Marginal 615 (76%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Car Nicobar
- Perka 2,527 people
- Malacca 1,637 people
- Mus 1,553 people
- Sawai 1,247 people
- Arong 1,194 people
- Kinyuka 1,120 people
- Big Lapati 1,098 people

All 16 villages in Car Nicobar

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Tamaloo? 1,515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamaloo in? Nicobars district (Car Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Tamaloo? 74.0% (Census 2011)

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