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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Bengali has 150 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 75.08%.

+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 354 220 134 Children aged below 6 years 29 20 9 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 230 122 108 Literates 244 167 77 Workers (all) 166 152 14 Main workers (total) 138 124 14 Main workers: Cultivators 0 0 0 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0 Main workers: Other 138 124 14 Marginal workers (total) 28 28 0 Marginal workers: Cultivators 0 0 0 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 6 6 0 Marginal workers: Others 22 22 0 Non-workers 188 68 120

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