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Kalasi

Coordinates: 8°17′19″N 93°06′32″E / 8.288489°N 93.108882°E / 8.288489; 93.108882
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Kalasi
village
Kalasi is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kalasi
Kalasi
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Kalasi is located in India
Kalasi
Kalasi
Kalasi (India)
Coordinates: 8°17′19″N 93°06′32″E / 8.288489°N 93.108882°E / 8.288489; 93.108882
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilNancowry
Population
 (2011)
 • Total335
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code645043

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

The island is mentioned in Kollywood movie Thupparivaalan as native place of the mysterious antagonist.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census of India, Kalasi has 78 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 66.79%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 335 172 163
Children aged below 6 years 55 32 23
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 335 172 163
Literates 187 105 82
Workers (all) 85 79 6
Main workers (total) 12 9 3
Main workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: Other 12 9 3
Marginal workers (total) 73 70 3
Marginal workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 73 70 3
Non-workers 250 93 157

References

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  1. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages.This location has been referred in the Famous Tamil Movie named Thupparivaalan starring Vishal directed by Myshkkin as Antagonist birthplace" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.