Nancowry Subdivision
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
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| Type | Island group |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 15 |
| Major islands | |
| Area | 453.65 km2 (175.16 sq mi)[1] |
| Administration | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
| Largest settlement | Kalatapu (pop. 1870) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 10636 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 23.5/km2 (60.9/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744301 |
| Telephone code | 03192 |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[2] |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 84.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 1.2♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.638.0001 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
Nancowry Subdivision is one of three local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Nicobar, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[3]
Demography
[edit | edit source]Nicobarese is the most spoken language in Nancowry tehsil. As of the 2011 census, Nicobarese is spoken as the first language by 88.61 percent of the tehsil's population. Population of major languages are
Nicobarese 7,497
Sadri 537
Hindi 377
Bengali 473
Tamil 806
Kurukh 286
Telugu 263
Languages of Nancowry tehsil (2011)
- Nicobarese (70.5%)
- Tamil (7.58%)
- Sadri (5.05%)
- Bengali (4.45%)
- Hindi (3.55%)
- Kurukh (2.69%)
- Telugu (2.47%)
- Malayalam (1.50%)
- Others (2.21%)
Administration
[edit | edit source]It includes 4 taluks:
References
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