APPENDIX H

CENSUS, NICOBAR ISLANDS

Islands.	1901.								1886.
Islands.	Villages.	Huts.	Men.	Women.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Foreigner.	Villages.	Huts.	Population.
Total	146	1297	1996	1838	1148	980	5962	201	158	...	5935
Car Nicobar	13	748	1126	999	704	622	3451	181	13	...	3500
Chowra	6	130	172	178	100	72	522	...	5	94	690
Teressa	11	112	179	165	158	122	624	...	8	109	571
Bompoka	2	18	29	25	16	8	78	...	2	15	86
Camorta	30	98	170	164	85	69	488	7	26	106	359
Nancowry	13	48	93	86	24	21	224	7	14	78	222
Trinkat	4	25	42	39	12	9	102	1	8	34	85
Kachal	34	64	104	109	31	37	281	1	37	66	183
Great Nicobar	15	25	42	35	6	4	87	1	23	45	138
Little Nicobar and Pulo Milo	15	21	25	24	7	11	67	1	19	27	74
Condul	3	8	14	14	5	5	38	1	3	8	27

From these figures it appears that, on the whole, the population has remained fairly stationary since the last census. With regard to Chowra, I am inclined to believe that the decrease is due not only to the fact that many of the natives have migrated to Camorta and other islands of the group, but to the number of the children now on the island having been understated to the enumerators. Much of the increase shown in the central group and Teressa is attributable to immigration, and very probably also to incorrect information having been furnished to the enumerators, either at this census or the last one. As to the Shom Peṅ, it is still impossible to ascertain their numbers.—E. H. Man—Supp., And. and Nic. Gazette, March 2, 1901.