Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal
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Car Nicobar
Car Nicobar (Bay of Bengal)
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Geography
Location
Bay of Bengal
Coordinates
9°10′N92°47′E / 9.17°N 92.78°E / 9.17; 92.78
Archipelago
Nicobar Islands
Adjacent to
Indian Ocean
Total islands
1
Major islands
Car Nicobar
Area
126.9 km2 (49.0 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
India
District
Nicobar
Island group
Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India
Car Nicobar Subdivision
Taluk
Car Nicobar Taluk
Largest settlement
Malacca (pop. 1,637)
Demographics
Population
17841 (2014)
Pop. density
140.5/km2 (363.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
Hindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN
744301
Telephone code
03193
ISO code
IN-AN-00[2][better source needed]
Official website
www.and.nic.in
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)
Car Nicobar (Pū in Car language) is the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands. It is also one of three local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Nicobar, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[3]
Annual rainfall is 2800 millimetres.
^"Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
^Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
^"Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
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