Nancowry Subdivision Explained

Nancowry Subdivision
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:8.16°N 93.36°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Island Type:Island group
Archipelago:Nicobar Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:15
Area Km2:453.65
Area Footnotes:[1]
Country: India
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:Nancowry Subdivision
Country Largest City:Kalatapu
Country Largest City Population:1870
Population:10636
Population As Of:2011
Density Km2:23.5
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:
Child:yes
Label2:Literacy
Data2:84.4%
Label3:Avg. summer temperature
Data3:30.2°C
Label4:Avg. winter temperature
Data4:23°C
Label5:Sex ratio
Data5:1.2/
Label7:Census Code
Data7:35.638.0001
Label8:Official Languages
Data8: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

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]

Administration

It includes 4 taluks:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman. 4 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf. 28 August 2017. dead.
  2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. Web site: Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Census of India. January 16, 2011.
  4. Web site: C-16 Population By Mother Tongue . Census of India 2011 . Office of the Registrar General .