Great Nicobar Island

Great Nicobar

Native name: Tokieong Long
Great Nicobar Location of Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Great Nicobar Great Nicobar (Bay of Bengal) Show map of Bay of Bengal
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	7°02′N 93°48′E / 7.03°N 93.8°E / 7.03; 93.8
Archipelago	Nicobar Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Great Nicobar
Area	921 km2 (356 sq mi)[1]
Coastline	202 km (125.5 mi)
Highest elevation	642 m (2106 ft)
Highest point	Mount Thullier
Administration
India
District	Nicobar
Island group	Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India	Great Nicobar Subdivision
Taluk	Split between Little Nicobar and Campbell Bay Taluk
Largest settlement	Campbell Bay (pop. 5,740)
Demographics
Population	8,067 (2014)
Pop. density	8.8/km2 (22.8/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindustani, Nicobarese, Shompen
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744301
Area code(s)	03192
ISO code	IN-AN-00[2]
Official website	andaman.nic.in
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio	♂/♀
Census Code	35.638.0002
Official Languages	Punjabi, English, Tamil Southern Nicobarese (regional)

Great Nicobar is the southernmost and largest of the Nicobar Islands of India, north of Sumatra. It is part of India, in the Nicobar district within the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.