Nancowry Taluk (or Tehsil) is one of 7 local administrative divisions of the
Indian district of
Nicobar, part of the
India
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union territory
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of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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.
Administration
A ''
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 ...
'' is an administrative division in India, roughly equivalent to a
county
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in western nations in its range of administrative powers. Nancowry Taluk, headquartered at
Malacca
Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca ...
village on
Nancowry Island
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.
Histo ...
, is located in the
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 t ...
group. It is overseen by Assistant Commissioners stationed at Malacca village. It is one of
several tehsils in Nicobar district.
Geography
This tehsil incorporates entire Nancowry Island. Other nearby Islands, which are outside this tehsil, are
Chowra Island,
Teressa Island
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 (1754/56-186 ...
,
Kamorta Island,
Bompuka Island & other smaller islets.
Demography
Nancowry tehsil's population according to 2011
Census of India
The decennial census of India has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1872. Post 1949, it has been conducted by the R ...
figures was 1019, all on Nancowry Island.
See also
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Administrative divisions of India
The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions.
Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level ...
References
Tehsils of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nicobar district
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