Car Nicobar Tehsil (Pu in the local language) is one of three local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Nicobar, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is a subdivision and also a tehsil, roughly equivalent to a county in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Northern Nicobar Islands.
Administration
Politically, The Tehsil includes the islands of Car Nicobar, along neighboring Battimalv Island.
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Location of Car Nicobar island
Car Nicobar Native name:Pu
Car NicobarLocation of Car Nicobar Island in IndiaGeography Location Bay of Bengal Coordinates 9.17°N 92.78°ECoordinates: 9.17°N 92.78°E Archipelago Nicobar Islands Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Total islands 1 Major islands - Car Nicobar
Area 128.48 km2 (49.61 sq mi)[1] Length 15 km (9.3 mi) Width 12 km (7.5 mi) Coastline 51 km (31.7 mi) Highest elevation 10 m (30 ft) Administration 
IndiaDistrict Nicobar Island group Nicobar Islands Subdivisions of India Car Nicobar Subdivision Taluk Car Nicobar Taluk Largest settlement Malacca (pop. 4200) Demographics Population 17841 (2014) Pop. density 138.86/km2 (359.65/sq mi) Ethnic groups Hindu, Nicobarese Additional information Time zone - IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 744301 Telephone code 03192 ISO code IN-AN-00[2] Official website www .and .nic .in Literacy 84.4% Avg. summer temperature 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) Avg. winter temperature 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) Sex ratio 1.2♂/♀ Census Code 35.638.0001 Official Languages Hindi, English, Tamil
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