Nancowry Subdivision

Nancowry Subdivision
Nancowry Subdivision is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nancowry Subdivision
Nancowry Subdivision
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates8°10′N 93°22′E / 8.16°N 93.36°E / 8.16; 93.36
TypeIsland group
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands15
Major islands
Area453.65 km2 (175.16 sq mi)[1]
Administration
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaNancowry Subdivision
Largest settlementKalatapu (pop. 1870)
Demographics
Population10636 (2011)
Pop. density23.5/km2 (60.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00[2]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2♂/♀
Census Code35.638.0001
Official LanguagesHindi, 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

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

Malayalam 160.[4]

Languages of Nancowry tehsil (2011)

  Nicobarese (70.50%)
  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

It includes 4 taluks:

References

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  4. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.


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