Kokeon is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.[1]
Kokeon | |
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village | |
Kokeon Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India Show map of Andaman and Nicobar IslandsKokeon Kokeon (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 6.8682752°N 93.8366013°E / 6.8682752; 93.8366013 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Great Nicobar |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 645183 |
The village was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. A team of researchers who visited the village in February 2005, found only abandoned huts of the village's former Shompen inhabitants.[2] According to the 2011 census of India, Kokeon has only 6 households left. The literacy rate of the village is 0.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
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| Population | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Literates | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers (all) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 20 | 13 | 7 |
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