Nicobars

This page provides an overview of Nicobars: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

184,210
Population
46,440
Households
777
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
68.76%
Approx. literacy

Nicobars has an aggregated population of 184,210. Approximately 40% live in rural areas (73,684) and 0% live in urban areas (0).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 73,684 3
Car Nicobar 53,523 19
Great Nicobar 25,101 75
Nancowry 31,902 115

Population summary

Nicobars has a population of 184,210 (103,635 males and 80,575 females). The sex ratio is about 777 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population184,210
Male103,635
Female80,575
Rural population73,684 (40%)
Urban population0 (0%)
Households46,440

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 68.76%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates126,660
Total illiterates57,550

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 0 (0%). ST: 118,405 (64.28%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC00%
ST118,40564.28%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 21,945 (11.91%). Workers: 85,625 (46.48%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)21,94511.91%
Total workers85,62546.48%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Nicobars 36,842
Nicobars 36,842
Car Nicobar 17,841
Car Nicobar 17,841
Nancowry 10,634
Nancowry 10,634
Great Nicobar 8,367
Great Nicobar 8,367
Campbell Bay 5,736
Perka 2,527