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Chowra
Chowra is an island in the Andaman and Nicobar islands group of India. It is located to the north of Teressa island and to the south of Battimalv Island in the Indian Ocean. It is also known as Choura, Tatat or Sanenyo. History The island suffered severe damage during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Geography The island is generally flat but has a 104.5 m high rocky upland at its southern end. Coral reefs extend about 1.5 miles from the northwestern side of the island. Demographics The island has three villages, belonging to 5 clans. Tahaila Beach is located on the east coast, where the jetty is. Northern Agency and Southern Agency are in the middle of the island, and consist of former inhabitants of: Alhiat, Chongkamong, Kuitasuk, Raihion and Tahaila. According to 2011 census, 1270 people lived in the three villages on the island: * Tahaila Beach: 10 * Northern Agency: 517 ** Tahaila: 372 ** Chongkamong: 145 * Southern Agency: 743 ** Alhiat: 190 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teressa (Nicobar Islands)
Teressa (Teressa language: ''Luroo'', , also called Tarasa Dwip) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India. History When Austria claimed the Nicobar Islands as a colony (1778-1784) on the assumption that Denmark had abandoned its claim (1754/56-1868), they named Teressa after the Austrian Arch-duchess Maria Theresia. Austria abandoned its claim in 1784. Extensive damage to the island's flora and fauna occurred following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Geography Teressa lies west of the neighboring island of Camorta Island, Camorta and northwest of Katchal Island, Katchal. The smaller island known as Chowra is to the north and Bompoka lies to the east. The northern portion of the island has elevations reaching 87 meters. The island has a surface area of 101.26 km2. Demography The Indian National Census of 2011 showed the island to have a population of 1,934, and the largest settlements were: Bengali, Nancowry, Bengali (354), Kalasi (335), and Minyuk (305). Admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancowry Subdivision
Nancowry 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. Demography Nicobarese is the most spoken language in Nancowry tehsil. As of the 2011 census, Nicobarese is spoken as the first language by 88.61 percent of the tehsil's population. Population of major languages are Nicobarese 7,497 Sadri 537 Hindi 377 Bengali 473 Tamil 806 Kurukh 286 Telugu 263 Malayalam 160. Administration It includes 4 taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...s: * Nancowrie taluk * Kamorta taluk * Teressa and Chowra taluk * Katchal taluk References * Nicobar district {{AndamanNicobar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicobarese People
The Nicobarese people are an Austroasiatic-speaking people of the Nicobar Islands, a chain of islands in the Bay of Bengal north of Sumatra, forming part of the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The Nicobar Archipelago consists of 19 islands, of which only 12 are inhabited: Car Nicobar, Chowra, Bompuka, Teressa, Nancowry, Pulomilo, Great Nicobar, Kamorta, Katchal, Trinket, Kondul, and Little Nicobarbr> The largest and main island is Great Nicobar. The term " Nicobarese languages, Nicobarese" refers to the dominant tribes of the Nicobar Islands and are most significant tribal population in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to their large numbers and the very wide area they occupy as compared to all the Andaman tribes put together. Each island's inhabitants have specific names, but collectively they are known as the Nicobarese. They call themselves "Holchu," which means "friend." The life of the Nicobarese revolves around nature. The socio-econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands are an archipelago, archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. Located southeast of the Indian subcontinent, across the Bay of Bengal, they are part of India, as the Nicobar district within the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Together with the Andaman Islands to their north, the Nicobar Islands serve as a maritime boundary between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east. UNESCO has declared the Great Nicobar Island as one of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), added the following new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raihion
Raihion is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ... on the Chowra (a.k.a. Sanenyo) island. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Raihion has 74 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 46.12%. References {{Nicobar district Villages in Nancowry tehsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicobar District
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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuitasuk
Kuitasuk is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ..., on the Chowra island. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Kuitasuk has 77 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 42.06%. References {{coord missing, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Villages in Nancowry tehsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chongkamong
Chongkamong is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ..., on the Chowra island. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Chongkamong has 38 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 60%. References {{coord missing, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Villages in Nancowry tehsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alhiat
Alhiat is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ..., on the Chowra island. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Alhiat has 59 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 55%. References {{coord missing, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Villages in Nancowry tehsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahaila
Tahaila is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ..., on the Chowra island. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Tahaila has 119 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 47.69%. References {{Nicobar district Villages in Nancowry tehsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami
On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time ( UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 struck with an epicentre off the west coast of Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known in the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, was caused by a rupture along the fault between the Burma plate and the Indian plate, and reached a Mercalli intensity of IX in some areas. A massive tsunami with waves up to high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh (Indonesia), and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu (India), and Khao Lak (Thailand). The direct result was major disruption to living conditions and commerce in coastal provinces of surrounding countries. It is the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st century, one of the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battimalv Island
Battimalv is an island of the Nicobar Islands. It is part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. History The island was severely affected by the tsunami that was caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which led to the destruction of a coconut plantation on the island that was being used by Car Nicobar families. Geography Battimalv falls in between Car Nicobar and Nancowry. Battimalv is remarkably flat and small, having only . The island lies 30 km to the south of Car Nicobar and has a lighthouse maintained by Car Nicobar people. The highest point of the island is a densely forested hill with a height of 73 m above sea level. The lighthouse is a 12 meter high steel lattice, whose light is visible from a distance of more than 20 km. Administration Politically, Battimalv belongs to the township of Car Nicobar of Car Nicobar Taluk. Fauna The island is a Sanctuary for the Nicobar pigeon The Nicobar pigeon or Nicobar dove (''Caloenas nicob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
