Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Payuha Payuha is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 24 people in 5 households, the 38th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 24 people (2011) - 5 households - 75.0% literacy - 600 females per 1,000 males ## Payuha PIN code and other codes Payuha falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645124 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Payuha from nearby towns? - Nancowrie (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Car Nicobar (district HQ) 248 km by road - Port Blair\ (nearest town) 437 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Payuha? 1 services counted by the Census are inside Payuha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Munak - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Champin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Payuha known for? The main crops are copra. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Payuha Of every 100 households in Payuha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Payuha · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 95% - Toilet within the home 80% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 22% - Tap water 0% 62% - Drinking water within premises 0% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 60% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 40% 55% - Use banking services 100% 91% - Television 60% 45% - Mobile phone 40% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 11% - Own their home 80% 64% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Payuha? ■ Payuha · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 600 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 936 - Working population 29.2% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 40% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 7 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Kanahinot 60 people - Alukian/Alhukheck 46 people - Tillang Chong Island* 38 people - Altheak 30 people - Banderkari/Pulu 23 people - Hintona* 21 people - Chanel/Chanol* 13 people - Knot 9 people All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - How far is Payuha from Car Nicobar? 248 km by road - What is the population of Payuha? 24 (Census 2011) - Which district is Payuha in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Payuha? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/payuha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.