Little Nicobar

Little Nicobar

Native name: छोटा निकोबार
Little Nicobar Location of Little Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	7°20′N 93°41′E / 7.33°N 93.68°E / 7.33; 93.68Coordinates: 7°20′N 93°41′E / 7.33°N 93.68°E / 7.33; 93.68
Archipelago	Nicobar Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Little Nicobar
Area	140 km2 (54 sq mi)
Length	24 km (14.9 mi)
Width	12 km (7.5 mi)
Coastline	71.6 km (44.49 mi)
Highest elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Highest point	Mount Deoban
Administration
India
District	Nicobar
Island group	Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India	Great Nicobar Subdivision
Taluk	Little Nicobar
Largest settlement	Puloulo (population 81)
Demographics
Demonym	Hindi
Population	278 (2014)
Pop. density	2 /km2 (5 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744301
Telephone code	03192
Official website	www.and.nic.in
ISO Code	IN-AN-00
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio	♂/♀
unit_pref	Metric
Census Code	35.638.0002
Official Languages	Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional)

Little Nicobar (Nicobarese: Ong) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India.

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami caused extensive damage to this island.

Little Nicobar Island's area is 140 km² (54 sq mi). There are a few smaller islands of Little Nicobar's shores: Menchal, Pulomilo, Treis/Albatei, Trak/Mafuya and Meroe. The island of Katchal is located 56 km (35 mi) to the north.

According to the 2011 census of India, Little Nicobar Island has 278 villagers in 59 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%. Pulopanja, Puloulo, and Makhahu (Victoria Harbour) are the main villages on the island.

The island belongs to the township of Great Nicobar of Little Nicobar Taluk.

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