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	== History ==		== History ==

	During the [[British Raj]], the British Indian government bestowed the title of "Rani" ("Queen") on a local woman named Islon, for the services rendered by her to the government. Even after India became independent in 1947, Islon and her only daughter Lachmi were treated as queens by the local villagers, although the government did not recognize them as such. After Lachmi's death in 1989, her only daughter Fathima became the village leader. She had eight children, including five daughters and three sons; her family of 42 lived in three buildings, locally known as Rani Ghat ("Queen's Palace"). After the village was devastated by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], 72-year old Fathima and her family were evacuated by the Indian authorities to [[Port Blair]].<ref name="QueenFathima"/> The ~~Tsunami~~ caused two deaths in the village, that of a local woman named Jennifer, and of a man who was a resident of the neighbouring [[Katchal Island]].<ref name="KMSRoy"/> The villagers decided to select an elevated land to rebuild their village.<ref name="QueenFathima">{{Cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1005198.cms \|title=A queen and her lost realm \|date=30 January 2005 \|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>		During the [[British Raj]], the British Indian government bestowed the title of "Rani" ("Queen") on a local woman named Islon, for the services rendered by her to the government. Even after India became independent in 1947, Islon and her only daughter Lachmi were treated as queens by the local villagers, although the government did not recognize them as such. After Lachmi's death in 1989, her only daughter Fathima became the village leader. She had eight children, including five daughters and three sons; her family of 42 lived in three buildings, locally known as Rani Ghat ("Queen's Palace"). After the village was devastated by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], 72-year old Fathima and her family were evacuated by the Indian authorities to [[Port Blair]].<ref name="QueenFathima"/> The tsunami caused two deaths in the village, that of a local woman named Jennifer, and of a man who was a resident of the neighbouring [[Katchal Island]].<ref name="KMSRoy"/> The villagers decided to select an elevated land to rebuild their village.<ref name="QueenFathima">{{Cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1005198.cms \|title=A queen and her lost realm \|date=30 January 2005 \|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>

	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==

	A census taken by a research team after the 2004 tsunami recorded a population of 510 in Champin.<ref name="KMSRoy">{{cite book \|author1=K M Sinha Roy \|author2=S S Datta Chaudhari \|editor=VR Rao \|title=Tsunami in South Asia: Studies of Impact on Communities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-4PDCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 \|year=2007 \|publisher=Allied Publishers \|isbn=9798184241890 \|pages=55–56 }}</ref>		A census taken by a research team after the 2004 tsunami recorded a population of 510 in Champin.<ref name="KMSRoy">{{cite book \|author1=K M Sinha Roy \|author2=S S Datta Chaudhari \|editor=VR Rao \|title=Tsunami in South Asia: Studies of Impact on Communities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-4PDCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 \|year=2007 \|publisher=Allied Publishers \|isbn=9798184241890 \|pages=55–56 }}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Champin
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
| pushpin_map1 = India
| pushpin_map_caption1 = Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.023611|N|93.549167|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nicobar district|Nicobar]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nancowry tehsil|Nancowry]]
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| seat_type = [[Panchayat]]
| seat =
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| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_m =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 143
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Census of India|Census]] code
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}}
'''Champin''' is a village in the [[Nicobar district]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[India]]. It is located on the [[Nancowry Island]], around 10 km from the [[Tapong]] village,<ref name="KMSRoy"/> and comes under the administration of the [[Nancowry tehsil|Nancowry]] [[tehsil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages |publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC |accessdate=2015-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref>

== History ==

During the [[British Raj]], the British Indian government bestowed the title of "Rani" ("Queen") on a local woman named Islon, for the services rendered by her to the government. Even after India became independent in 1947, Islon and her only daughter Lachmi were treated as queens by the local villagers, although the government did not recognize them as such. After Lachmi's death in 1989, her only daughter Fathima became the village leader. She had eight children, including five daughters and three sons; her family of 42 lived in three buildings, locally known as Rani Ghat ("Queen's Palace"). After the village was devastated by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], 72-year old Fathima and her family were evacuated by the Indian authorities to [[Port Blair]].<ref name="QueenFathima"/> The Tsunami caused two deaths in the village, that of a local woman named Jennifer, and of a man who was a resident of the neighbouring [[Katchal Island]].<ref name="KMSRoy"/> The villagers decided to select an elevated land to rebuild their village.<ref name="QueenFathima">{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1005198.cms |title=A queen and her lost realm |date=30 January 2005 |newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>

== Demographics ==

A census taken by a research team after the 2004 tsunami recorded a population of 510 in Champin.<ref name="KMSRoy">{{cite book |author1=K M Sinha Roy |author2=S S Datta Chaudhari |editor=VR Rao |title=Tsunami in South Asia: Studies of Impact on Communities of Andaman and Nicobar Islands |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-4PDCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |year=2007 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=9798184241890 |pages=55–56 }}</ref>

The village's population reduced considerably over the next few years. According to the [[2011 census of India]], Champin has 33 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 86.99%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |accessdate=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |archivedate=2015-08-01 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 143 || 72 || 71
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 20 || 11 || 9
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 143 || 72 || 71
|-
| Literates || 107 || 58 || 49
|-
| Workers (all) || 32 || 23 || 9
|-
| Main workers (total) || 18 || 12 || 6
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Other || 17 || 11 || 6
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 14 || 11 || 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 || 14 || 11 || 3
|-
| Non-workers || 111 || 49 || 62
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nicobar district }}

[[Category:Villages in Nancowry tehsil]]

Champin - Revision history

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