Tushnabad
Tushnabad तुष्णाबाद, তুশ্নাবাদ, துஷ்ணாபாத் | |
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Rural | |
Tushnabad Tushnabad Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
Coordinates: 11°40′28″N 92°38′35″E / 11.67444°N 92.64306°ECoordinates: 11°40′28″N 92°38′35″E / 11.67444°N 92.64306°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
District | South Andaman |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,320 |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5.30) |
Tushnabad (or Tusnabad) is a rural village in Ferrargunj, South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is adjacent to the Jarawa Reserve
As of the 2011 census, Tushnabad had a population of 1320 people in 286 families, of which 681 are males while 639 are females. The literacy rate was 89.68% as per the census. The village is administrated by an Elected Pradhan.
2015 Panchayat Elections are over, new local government took the office recently.
This area infrastructure includes a community hall, Senior Secondary School, Primary Health Centre.
But like every Rural area in India, it is also of low graded economy & infrastructure. Most peoples in the area dont have Internet Connection as sufficient infrastructure is not allotted by the Government.
References
- India Census 2011
- Wikimapia entry
- They Stole Sarees, Midi, Maxis, equipments and threatened to chop our heads off: Pradhan Tushnabad, Andaman Chronicle, February 17, 2013
- Jarawa Youths Threaten to Chop Heads: Tushnabad Pradhan, Andaman Sheeka, January 26, 2012
- Stone age Jarawa tribe give tough time to Andaman villagers, OneIndia News, November 1, 2006