Great Nicobar Subdivision
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Great Nicobar Subdivision is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Great Nicobar Subdivision Location of Great Nicobar Subdivision in India | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 7°12′N 93°44′E / 7.20°N 93.73°E |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 13 |
| Major islands | |
| Area | 1,066 km2 (412 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 642 m (2106 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Thullier |
| Administration | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivisions of India | Great Nicobar Subdivision |
| Largest settlement | Campbell Bay (pop. 5740) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 8367 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 7.8/km2 (20.2/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744301 |
| Telephone code | 03192 |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[2] |
| Official website | www |
| 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 | 35.638.0003 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
Great Nicobar 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] It is located in the Southern Nicobar Islands.
Demography
It is a multilingual tehsil. Population of major languages are Tamil 1,091 Telugu 1,052 Nicobarese 1,003 Hindi 1,088 Kurukh 903 Sadri 817 Bengali 584 Malayalam 339 Punjabi 334 Santali 209 Mundari 177 Marathi 151 Munda 116 Kharia 116.[4]
Languages of Great Nicobar tehsil (2011)
Tamil (13.04%)
Telugu (12.57%)
Nicobarese (11.99%)
Hindi (10.88%)
Kurukh (10.79%)
Sadri (9.76%)
Bengali (6.98%)
Malayalam (4.05%)
Punjabi (3.99%)
Santali (2.50%)
Mundari (2.12%)
Marathi (1.80%)
Munda (1.39%)
Kharia (1.38%)
Others (6.76%)
Administration
The subdivision includes two tehsils:
- Campbell Bay, which includes the southern part of Great Nicobar and its HQ is Campbell Bay
- Little Nicobar, which includes the northern part of Great Nicobar, as well as nearby islands, and its HQ is at Afra Bay
Image gallery
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Location of Car Nicobar island
References
- ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ↑ 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.
- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
