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Nicobar district
District
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Coordinates: 9°09′26″N 92°45′40″E / 9.157343°N 92.761087°E / 9.157343; 92.761087
Country	India
Union territory	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Formation	1 August 1974
headquarter	Car Nicobar
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	744301
Telephone code	03192
Sex ratio	1.2♂/♀
Literacy	84.4%
Website	https://nicobars.andaman.nic.in/

Nicobar Islands

Nicobar IslandsLocation in the Bay of Bengal.
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Archipelago	Nicobar Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	30
Major islands	Car Nicobar Great Nicobar
Area	1,648.13 km (636.35 sq mi)
Highest elevation	642 m (2106 ft)
Demographics
Population	36,842 (2011)
Pop. density	22.3/km (57.8/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Census Code	35.638.0001
Official Languages	Hindi, English, Car (regional)

Nicobar district is one of three districts in the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The district's administrative territory encompasses all of the Nicobar Islands, which are located in the Indian Ocean, between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The headquarters of the district is the village of Malacca, located on the island of Car Nicobar.

The district administration is headed by a Deputy Commissioner, who in turn reports to the Lt. Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

It is the fifth least populous district in the country (out of 640).

Etymology

Falling on the sea route between South India / Sri Lanka and South East Asia, the sailors referred to it as the “land of the naked” i.e. Nakkavar which is perhaps the direct precursor of the current name “Nicobar’. The medieval Arabic name ‘Lankhabatus’ is a mere mistranscription and misapprehension of “Nankakar or Nakkavar”.

History

The district was created on August 1, 1974, when it was separated from Andaman district.

Geography

Nicobar district occupies an area of 1,648 square kilometres (636 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Mauritius.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Nicobar district has a population of 36,842, 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%.

The district is designated as an Integrated Tribal District and is home to significant numbers of indigenous peoples (namely, the Nicobarese and the Shompen, classified as Scheduled Tribes according to the Constitution of India), who form the majority of the district's population. Because of its status as a tribal area, travel to the district is restricted to Indian nationals, and special permit restrictions apply.

The district was severely affected by the tsunami that was caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which led to many deaths and damaged infrastructure.

Language

Languages of Nicobar Islands district (2011)

Nicobarese, of the Austroasiatic language family is the most spoken language in Nicobar Islands. As of the 2011 census, Nicobarese is spoken as the first language by 65.98 percent of the district's population followed by Hindi (9.83%), Tamil (6.10%), Telugu (4.05%), Bengali (3.90%), Kurukh (3.31%), Malayalam (1.79%) and others.

Religion

Christianity is followed by the majority of the people in Nicobar district. Hinduism is followed by a considerable population.

Administrative divisions

As of 2016, The Nicobar district is divided into 3 sub-divisions and 8 taluks (tehsils).

• Car Nicobar Subdivision (HQ: Malacca, Car Nicobar)
  • Car Nicobar taluk (HQ: Malacca in Car Nicobar)

• Nancowry Subdivision (HQ: Malacca, Nancowry)
  • Nancowry taluk (HQ: Malacca in Nancowry)
  • Kamorta taluk (HQ: Kalatapu)
  • Teressa-Chowra taluk (HQ: Teressa)
  • Katchal taluk (HQ: Mildera)

• Great Nicobar Subdivision (HQ: Campbell Bay)
  • Little Nicobar taluk (HQ: Pulloullo)
  • North Great Nicobar taluk (HQ: Afra Bay)
  • South Great Nicobar taluk (HQ: Campbell Bay)

See also

• Administrative divisions of India

References

1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
2. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
3. Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
4. Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Andaman Islands: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1208. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
5. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Mauritius 1,836km2
6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 212 Liechtenstein 35,236 July 2011 est.
7. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
8. "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
9. ^ "Population by religious community – Andaman and Nicobar Islands". Census of India, 2011. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.

External links

• Nicobar district official website
• Nicobar district atlas

v t e Places adjacent to Nicobar district
Ten Degree Channel Bay of Bengal Nicobar district Andaman Sea Indian Ocean

v t e Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
State symbols	Animal: Dugong Bird: Andaman wood pigeon Flower: Queen Crepe Myrtle Tree: Andaman Redwood
Administration	Lieutenant governor Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)
Topics	Tourism
History	History Danish India Japanese Occupation Cellular Jail
Geography	Island groups Andaman Islands Nicobar Islands Forests Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Galathea National Park Campbell Bay National Park Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park Middle Button Island National Park Mount Harriet National Park North Button Island National Park Rani Jhansi Marine National Park Saddle Peak National Park South Button Island National Park Peaks Saddle Peak Mount Thullier
Districts	North and Middle Andaman South Andaman Nicobar
Capital	Port Blair
Languages	Andamanese Great Andamanese Ongan Austroasiatic Nicobarese
Transport	Port Blair Airport Car Nicobar Air Force Base

• Nicobar district
• Districts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Minority concentrated districts in India