Great Nicobar Subdivision
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Location of Great Nicobar Subdivision in India
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 13 |
| Major islands | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1] |
| Highest elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Thullier |
| Sovereign state | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivisions of India | Great Nicobar Subdivision |
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Largest settlement
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Campbell Bay
(population 5740) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Hindi |
| Population | 8367 (as of 2014) |
| Density | 7.8 /km2 (20.2 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744301 |
| Telephone code | 03192 |
| Official website | www |
| ISO Code | IN-AN-00[2] |
| 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 | 35.638.0003 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
Great Nicobar 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] It is located in the Southern Nicobar Islands.
Administration
Politically, The SubDivision includes 2 tehsils:
- Campbell Bay, which includes the southern part of Great Nicobar and its HQ is Campbell Bay.
- Little Nicobar, which includes the northern part of Great Nicobar, as well as nearby islands, and its HQ is at Afra Bay.
Image gallery
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Location of Car Nicobar island
References
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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