Car Nicobar Subdivision
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Car Nicobar Tehsil (Pu in the local language) 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 a subdivision and also a tehsil, roughly equivalent to a county in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Northern Nicobar Islands.
Native name: Pu | |
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  Car Nicobar Location of Car Nicobar Island in India | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 9.17°N 92.78°E |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 128.48 km2 (49.61 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Coastline | 51 km (31.7 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivisions of India | Car Nicobar Subdivision |
| Taluk | Car Nicobar Taluk |
| Largest settlement | Malacca (pop. 4200) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 17841 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 138.86/km2 (359.65/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 | 35.638.0001 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
Demographics
Nicobarese is the most spoken language in Car Nicobar tehsil. As of the 2011 census, Nicobarese is spoken as the first language by 88.61 percent of the tehsil's population. Population of major languages are
Nicobarese 15,809
Hindi 562
Bengali 381
Tamil 351
Telugu 176
Administration
Politically, The Tehsil includes the islands of Car Nicobar, along neighboring Battimalv Island.
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Location of Car Nicobar island
