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Little Nicobar
Native name: Ong
	Little Nicobar Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal Little Nicobar Little Nicobar (Bay of Bengal)
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	7°20′N 93°41′E / 7.33°N 93.68°E
Archipelago	Nicobar Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Little Nicobar;
Area	140 km2 (54 sq mi)
Length	24 km (14.9 mi)
Width	12 km (7.5 mi)
Coastline	71.6 km (44.49 mi)
Highest elevation	435 m (1427 ft)
Highest point	Mount Deoban
Administration
	India
District	Nicobar
Island group	Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India	Great Nicobar Subdivision
Taluk	Little Nicobar
Largest settlement	Puloulo (pop. 81)
Demographics
Population	278 (2014)
Pop. density	2/km2 (5/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30);
PIN	744301
Telephone code	03192
ISO code	IN-AN-00
Official website	www.and.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	Hindi, English, Tamil ; Southern Nicobarese (regional)

Little Nicobar (Nicobarese: Ong) is one of the Nicobar Islands, India.

History

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami caused extensive damage to this island.

Geography

Little Nicobar Island's area is 140 km² (54 sq mi). There are a few smaller islands off of Little Nicobar's shores: Menchal, Pulomilo, Treis/Albatei, Trak/Mafuya and Meroe. The island of Katchal is located 56 km (35 mi) to the north.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Little Nicobar Island had 278 villagers in 59 households. The effective literacy rate (the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) was 100%. Pulopanja, Pulobaha, Pulloullo, and Makhahu (Victoria Harbour) are the main villages on the island.