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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. People of Andaman archipelago For other uses, see Andamanese (disambiguation). Ethnic group Andamanese Group of Andamanese in c. 1903 or earlier Total population 548 (2010–11) Regions with significant populations India Andaman Islands Languages Great Andamanese languages Ongan languages ...
The largest and main island is Great Nicobar. The term "Nicobarese" refers to the dominant tribes of the Nicobar Islands and are most significant tribal population in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to their large numbers and the very wide area they occupy as compared to all the Andaman tribes put together. [2]
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India comprising 572 islands, of which only 38 are inhabited. The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel.
Territories of the Great Andamanese tribes, languages, and dialects and other Andamanese peoples at the time of British contact. In 1789, when the British established a colonial presence on Great Andaman, the Great Andamanese were divided into 10 main tribes with each having a distinct language, each counting between 200 and 700 individuals. [8]
As the Jarawas are a nomadic tribe; they hunt endemic wild pigs, monitor lizards and other quarry with bows and arrows. They have recently begun keeping dogs to help with hunting, as the Onges and Andamanese do. [7] Since this is an island tribe, food sources in the ocean are highly important to them. Men fish with bows and arrows in shallow water.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in the Bay of Bengal, about 1,200km (745 miles) southeast of the Indian mainland. The archipelago is a federal territory comprising 836 islands, of ...
The following list shows the 33 largest Scheduled Tribes according to the Census in India 2011 (76% ≈ 80 of a total of 104 million members) with their population development (population explosion from +25%), their proportions and their gender distribution (number of female relatives per 1000 male) as well as the populated states/territories ...
The Shompen or Shom Pen are the Indigenous people of the interior of Great Nicobar Island, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Shompen are designated as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group [ 3 ] within the list of Scheduled Tribe .