Great Nicobar Taluka - Nicobars, Andaman And Nicobar Islands

Great Nicobar is an administrative taluka in the Nicobars district of Andaman And Nicobar Islands, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Great Nicobar is the main town for most villages within the taluka.

The total area of the taluka is 1,206 km², including 1,205.88 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 665 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Great Nicobar Taluka

Great Nicobar Taluka has a total of 72 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
17 Km FarmRuralNot applicable
2Afra BayRuralNot applicable
3AkupaRuralNot applicable
4Alexandera RiverRuralNot applicable
5Anul/AnulaRuralNot applicable
6AyoukRuralNot applicable
7BahuaRuralNot applicable
8Bewai/KuwakRuralNot applicable
9Campbell BayRuralCampbell Bay
10Chaw NallahaRuralNot applicable
11Chingen (Incl.Fc At Magar NallaRuralNot applicable
12DairkuratRuralNot applicable
13Dakhiyon (Fc)RuralNot applicable
14DanletRuralNot applicable
15Dogmar RiverRuralNot applicable
16Elahi/IlhoyaRuralNot applicable
17Galathia River (Fc)RuralNot applicable
18Gandhi NagarRuralLaxminagar
19Gol TikreyRuralNot applicable
20Govinda NagarRuralGovindnagar
21Hin-Pou-ChiRuralNot applicable
22Hoin Incl. IkuiaRuralNot applicable
23HokesiangRuralNot applicable
24In-Hig-LoiRuralNot applicable
25Indira PointRuralNot applicable
26Inlock/InfockRuralNot applicable
27Inlock/PattiaRuralNot applicable
28InodRuralNot applicable
29Joginder NagarRuralLaxminagar
30KasintungRuralNot applicable
31KatahuRuralNot applicable
32KiyangRuralNot applicable
33KoeRuralNot applicable
34KokeonRuralNot applicable
35KondulRuralNot applicable
36KopenheatRuralNot applicable
37LanayaRuralNot applicable
38LawfulRuralNot applicable
39Laxmi NagarRuralLaxminagar
40Makhahu/MakachuaRuralNot applicable
41Minlana/MinlanRuralNot applicable
42Navy DeraRuralNot applicable
43Not Yet NamedRuralNot applicable
44Not Yet NamedRuralNot applicable
45Not Yet Named (At 27.9 Km)-ARuralNot applicable
46Olinchi/BombayRuralNot applicable
47PatatiyaRuralNot applicable
48PatisangRuralNot applicable
49Pattia (Pulopattia)RuralNot applicable
50PeaRuralNot applicable
51PehayoRuralNot applicable
52PitayoRuralNot applicable
53Pulloullo/PulouloRuralNot applicable
54PulobahaRuralNot applicable
55Pulobaha/PathathifenRuralNot applicable
56PulobedRuralNot applicable
57Pulobed/LababuRuralNot applicable
58Pulobha/PulobahanRuralNot applicable
59PulobhabiRuralNot applicable
60PulokunjiRuralNot applicable
61PulomiloRuralNot applicable
62PulopanjaRuralNot applicable
63PulopuccaRuralNot applicable
64Pulotalia/PulotohioRuralNot applicable
65Ranganathan BayRuralNot applicable
66RenguangRuralNot applicable
67Sastri NagarRuralLaxminagar
68Shompen HutRuralNot applicable
69Shompen Village-ARuralNot applicable
70Shompen Village-BRuralNot applicable
71Trinket BayRuralNot applicable
72Vijoy NagarRuralLaxminagar

Population of Great Nicobar Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Great Nicobar Taluka has a total population of 8,367 people, consisting of 5,025 males and 3,342 females. There are 2,248 households in the taluka with an average population density of 7 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population8,3678,3670
Male Population5,0255,0250
Female Population3,3423,3420
Total Households2,2482,2480
Population Density7 / km²7 / km²0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 5,909 literate people and 936 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 0 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,214 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)9369360
Literate Population5,9095,9090
Illiterate Population2,4582,4580
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,2141,2140

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.