Native name: Mūöt Nickname: Nankovri | |
|---|---|
  Nancowry Island  Nancowry Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 7°59′N 93°33′E / 7.98°N 93.55°E |
| Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 47 km2 (18 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 11.2 km (6.96 mi) |
| Width | 7.5 km (4.66 mi) |
| Coastline | 47 km (29.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | Nicobar |
| Island group | Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
| Taluk | Nancowry tehsil |
| Largest settlement | Mayo (Malacca) Point (pop. 516) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1019 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 21.7/km2 (56.2/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 | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.638.0002 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Nancowry (regional) |
Nancowry (Nancowry language: Mūöt, Hindi: नन्कोव्री Nankovrī) is an island in the central part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code