Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 8°10′N 93°22′E / 8.16°N 93.36°ECoordinates: 8°10′N 93°22′E / 8.16°N 93.36°E |
Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 15 |
Major islands | |
Area | 453.65 km2 (175.16 sq mi) |
Administration | |
District | Nicobar |
Island group | Nicobar Islands |
Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
Largest settlement
|
Kalatapu
(population 1870) |
Demographics | |
Demonym | Hindi |
Population | 10636 (2011) |
Pop. density | 23.5 /km2 (60.9 /sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744301 |
Telephone code | 03192 |
Official website | www |
ISO Code | IN-AN-00 |
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♂/♀ |
unit_pref | Metric |
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.
It includes 4 taluks: