Nancowry Subdivision

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Nancowry Subdivision
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Nancowry Subdivision
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 8°10′N93°22′E / 8.16°N 93.36°E / 8.16; 93.36 Coordinates: 8°10′N93°22′E / 8.16°N 93.36°E / 8.16; 93.36
Type Island group
Archipelago Nicobar Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands15
Major islands
Area453.65 km2 (175.16 sq mi) [1]
Administration
Flag of India.svg  India
District Nicobar
Island group Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India Nancowry Subdivision
Largest settlement Kalatapu (pop. 1870)
Demographics
Population10636 (2011)
Pop. density23.5/km2 (60.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744301
Telephone code03192
ISO code IN-AN-00 [2]
Official website www.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio 1.2/
Census Code35.638.0001
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. [3]

Administration

It includes 4 taluks:

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References

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