Nancowry Subdivision

Nancowry Subdivision
	Location within Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	8°10′N 93°22′E / 8.16°N 93.36°E
Type	Island group
Archipelago	Nicobar Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	15
Major islands	Katchal; Kamorta; Teressa; Nancowry; Chowra;
Area	453.65 km2 (175.16 sq mi)
Administration
	India
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	IST (UTC+5:30);
PIN	744301
Telephone code	03192
ISO code	IN-AN-00
Official website	www.and.nic.in
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.

Demography

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%)

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.

Administration

It includes 4 taluks:

References

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

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[cit-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

[census-3] "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[language-4] "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.