Nicobar district
 Nicobar district
Nicobar district
Location of Nicobar district in India
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 9°09′26″N 92°45′40″E / 9.157343°N 92.761087°ECoordinates: 9°09′26″N 92°45′40″E / 9.157343°N 92.761087°E |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 30 |
| Major islands | |
| Area | 1,648.13 km2 (636.35 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
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Capital City
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Malacca
(population 4200) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Hindi |
| Population | 36844 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 22.3 /km2 (57.8 /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) |
Nicobar district is one of three districts in the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The district's administrative territory encompasses all of the Nicobar Islands, which are located in the Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal, bordering with the Andaman Sea). The headquarters of the district is located on the island of Car Nicobar.
The district administration is headed by a Deputy Commissioner, who in turn reports into the Lt. Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It is the fifth least populous district in the country (out of 640).
Falling between the sea route from South India / Sri Lanka to South East Asia and vice-vers, the voyagers referred it as “land of the nake” i.e. Nakkavar which is perhaps the direct Predecessor of the current name “Nicobar’. The medieval Arabic name ‘Lankhabatus’ is a mere mistranscription and misapprehension of “Nankakar or Nakkavar”.
The district was created on August 1, 1974, when it was separated off from Andaman district.
Nicobar district occupies an area of 1,648 square kilometres (636 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Mauritius.
According to the 2011 census Nicobar district has a population of 36844, roughly equal to the nation of Liechtenstein. This gives it a ranking of 636th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 20 inhabitants per square kilometre (52/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was -12.48%. Nicobars has a sex ratio of 778 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.5%.
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