Car Nicobar | |
Native Name: | Pu |
Native Name Link: | Car language |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 9.17°N 92.78°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Nicobar Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 128.48 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 15 |
Width Km: | 12 |
Coastline Km: | 51 |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Country: | ![]() |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | District |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nicobar |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Island group |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Nicobar Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Subdivisions of India |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Car Nicobar Subdivision |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Car Nicobar Taluk |
Country Largest City: | Malacca |
Country Largest City Population: | 4200 |
Population: | 17841 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Density Km2: | 138.86 |
Ethnic Groups: | Hindu, Nicobarese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 744301 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 03192 |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | IN-AN-00[2] |
Additional Info: |
Car Nicobar Tehsil (Pu in the local language) 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] It is a subdivision and also a tehsil, roughly equivalent to a county in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Northern Nicobar Islands.
Nicobarese is the most spoken language in Car Nicobar 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 15,809
Hindi 562
Bengali 381
Tamil 351
Telugu 176
Malayalam 162.[4]
Politically, The Tehsil includes the islands of Car Nicobar, along neighboring Battimalv Island.