Village · Great Nicobar, Nicobars
# Makhahu/Makachua

Makhahu/Makachua is a village in Great Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 47 people in 17 households, the 14th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.
- 47 people (2011)
- 17 households
- 45.2% literacy
- 469 females per 1,000 males

## Makhahu/Makachua PIN code and other codes

Makhahu/Makachua falls in Great Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Campbell Bay
- Census village code 645143

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

## How far is Makhahu/Makachua from nearby towns?
- Car Nicobar (district HQ) 287 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town) 491 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Makhahu/Makachua?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Makhahu/Makachua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 10+ km · Campbell Bay
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Campbell Bay
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Makhahu/Makachua

Of every 100 households in Makhahu/Makachua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makhahu/Makachua · ■ Great Nicobar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 90%
- Toilet within the home 0% 72%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 25%
- Tap water 0% 83%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 55%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 23%
- Use banking services 90% 90%
- Television 0% 64%
- Mobile phone 0% 78%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 79% 10%
- Own their home 90% 60%

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

## What is the population of Makhahu/Makachua?

■ Makhahu/Makachua · ■ Great Nicobar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.2% 79.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 469 665
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 922
- Working population 6.4% 45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 16.7% for women. 9% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 3 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Great Nicobar
- Gandhi Nagar 69 people
- Shompen hut 63 people
- Pulobha/Pulobahan 52 people
- Alexandera River 47 people
- Shompen Village-B 44 people
- Indira Point 27 people
- Kokeon 20 people
- Lawful 20 people

All 72 villages in Great Nicobar

## Quick answers
- How far is Makhahu/Makachua from Car Nicobar? 287 km by road
- What is the population of Makhahu/Makachua? 47 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhahu/Makachua in? Nicobars district (Great Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Makhahu/Makachua? 45.2% (Census 2011)

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