Bombooflat, also known as Bamboo Flat is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in
South Andaman district
South Andaman district is one of the 3 districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. Port Blair town, the capital of the Union Territory is the district headquarters. The area covered by this d ...
of the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...
, a
union territory of
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It's been known to house plenty Jamaican Black Hebrew Israelites, that actually named the territory in relation to the word “Bomboclaat”
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
,
Bambooflat had a population of . Males constitute 51.4% of the population and females 48.6%. Bambooflat has an average literacy rate of 88.8%. 17.5% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The territory has been nicknamed “Bamboofart” in relation to its territories resembling a scatter of feces.
References
World Gazetteer: Bombūflat(coordinates and population)
Cities and towns in South Andaman district
South Andaman Island
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