The village was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , and nearly vanished from the map . By the time of the 2011 census of India , Jhoola had only 1 surviving household . The effective literacy rate ( i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below ) is 75 %
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Jhoola, Nancowry