# Nancowry, Nicobars (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

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Sub-district · Nicobars, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 

# Nancowry

Nancowry is a sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At the 2011 Census it had **10,634 people**, no towns and 112 villages (44 inhabited). The largest village is Kamorta/Kalatapu (1,885 people).

- 10,634people (2011)
- 112villages
- 0towns
- 74.6%literacy

## Population of Nancowry compared with Nicobars

■ Nancowry · ■ Nicobars district

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****782**

**777

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**945

Working population ****41.8%**

**46.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nancowry

Of every 100 households in Nancowry in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nancowry · ■ Nicobars district

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**18%

Tap water ****62%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**50%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****45%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****64%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Nancowry

- Kamorta/Kalatapu · 1,885 people
- Mildera · 1,350 people
- Japan Tikri · 488 people
- Meenakshi Ram Nagar · 381 people
- Tahaila · 377 people
- Bengali · 354 people
- Kalasi · 335 people
- Minyuk · 305 people
- Pilpilow · 282 people
- Kuitasuk · 277 people
- Raihion · 276 people
- Aloorang · 271 people
- Kakana · 270 people
- Tapong incl. Kabila · 270 people
- E-Wall · 245 people
- Chota Inak · 237 people

[All 112 villages in Nancowry →](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nancowry?112 (44 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nancowry in?Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the population of Nancowry?10,634 (Census 2011)