Nancowry tehsil

Nancowry is one of 2 local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Nicobar, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

It is a division known locally as a tehsil, roughly equivalent to a county in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Nicobar Islands, and incorporates all of the islands except for Car Nicobar. Because of the range of its territory, Nancowry tehsil is further partitioned into two sectors, with headquarters on Great Nicobar and Kamorta Island, overseen by Assistant Commissioners stationed at Great Nicobar and Nancowry.

Nancowry tehsil's population according to 2001 Census of India figures was 21,776, a little more than half the Nicobars' total.