Location and Area:
Separated from Andamans group of Island by 145 Kms, wide 10 degree channel, Nicobars District has an area of 1841 kms, comprising 22 Islands Twelve of which are inhabited. The maximum length of Nicobars is 310 Kms and maximum width is 57.96 Kms. The extreme Southern most ‘Pigmalion Point’ presently known as Indira Point which is also southern most point of India, is 310 Kms from Car Nicobar and barely 140 Kms from Sumatra Island (Indonesia).
| Inhabited Islands |
| Sl. No |
Geographical Name |
Native Name |
Area in sq. kms. |
Population |
| 2001 | 2011 |
|---|
| 1. |
Car Nicobar |
Pu |
126.9 |
20292 |
17841 |
| 2. |
Chowra |
Sanenyo |
8.2 |
1385 |
1270 |
| 3. |
Teressa |
Luroo |
101.4 |
2026 |
1934 |
| 4. |
Katchal |
Tihayu |
174.4 |
5312 |
2685 |
| 5. |
Kamorta |
Kamorta |
188.2 |
3412 |
3688 |
| 6. |
Nancowry |
Mout |
66.9 |
927 |
1019 |
| 7. |
Little Nicobar |
Long |
159.1 |
348 |
278 |
| 8. |
Great Nicobar |
Tokieong Long |
1045.1 |
7566 |
8069 |
| Uninhabited Islands |
| Sl. No |
Geographical Name |
Native Name |
Area in sq. kms. |
| 1. |
Battimaly |
Kuono |
2.01 |
| 2. |
Tillangchong |
La-uk |
16.84 |
| 3. |
Meroe |
Meroe |
0.52 |
| 4. |
Teris |
Tean |
0.26 |
| 5. |
Menchal |
Menchal |
1.30 |
| 6. |
Tark |
Fuya |
0.26 |
| 7. |
Cubra |
Konwana |
0.52 |
| 8. |
Bompuka |
Poahat |
13.3 |
| 9. |
Pulomilo |
- |
1.3 |
| 10. |
Kondul |
- |
4.6 |
| 11. |
Trinket |
Laful |
86.3 |
| 12. |
Isle of Man |
- |
- |
| 13. |
Megapod |
- |
- |
| 14. |
Pigeon |
- |
- |