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: | ![]() |
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: |
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]
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
It includes 4 taluks: