![]() The Car Nicobar is a very small Island, if compared with the Middle Andaman or South Andaman. The area of Car Nicobar Island is around 127 Sq km. There are clusters of 15 villages, which are inhabited areas, the largest being Malacca. The climate of Car Nicobar Island is tropical, as it is only 9 degree from the equator, with an annual rainfall of 400 mm. The data of past ten year shows that the mean relative humidity in the Car Nicobar Island is 79%, and the mean maximum temperatures is of 30.20 C, and mean minimum temperature is 23.00 C. The soil analysis of Car Nicobar Island revealed high content of sand and clay hindering the growth of agricultural crops. The area of Car Nicobar is suitable for the plantation crops, and coconut and areca nut are the prime products, which are grown in the area. ![]() The 15 villages of Car Nicobar Island include Mus, Kinmai, Small Lapathy, Big Lapathy, Tapoiming,Chukchucha, Kinyuka, Tamalu, Perka, Malacca, Kakana, Kimius, Arong, Sawai and Titop. Each village consists tuhet, meaning elderly heads, the number of which varies according to the size of the [Tuhet]. From each of these elders three are elected as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd captain, who look after the day-to-day affairs of the village. Direct administration of the Car Nicobar Island is performed by the Car Nicobar tehsil, a local administrative division of the Nicobar district. A tehsil is roughly corresponding to a county in its administrative powers. Car Nicobar lies 750 km (465 miles) from the epicenter of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and the resultant tsunamis struck it with immense force and witnesses reported that the waves were as high as 30 ft (9 m). As of December 30, 2004, the number of casualties is actually unknown, but seemed likely to be high. One survivor told the Associated Press that there was not a single hut, which was standing. Most of the people went up to the hills and were afraid to come down. |