There are 21 villages, the largest of which is named U-rèk-ka (called "Malacca-Perka" for tourists), with a population of 4,200.

The villages are:
Ha-nyôch (Mus)
Tö-kuö-nö Sē-ti (Small Lapathy)
Tö-ki-röng Sē-ti (Big Lapathy)
Höng-chu (Tapoiming)
Pum-pai (Chukchucha)
Sa-rā-ki (Kinyuka)
Tim-lö (Tamalu)
Kè-è-rô (Perka, West Malacca)
U-rèk-ka (Malacca)
IAF Camp
Sa-pë-ha (Kakana)
Ratana
Öt-ra-höön (Kimius)
Aukchong
Foul Point
Ha-ran (Arong)
Arong Beach
Öt-ka-sip (Sawai)
Rit-töp (Titop)
Passa
Töt-chak (Kinmai)
The names in brackets are often used for tourists and other outsiders, as the local names in Nicobarese are difficult for outsiders to pronounce.

Each village has a tuhet meaning "elderly heads", the number of which varies.
From each of these elders three are elected as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd captain to look after the day-to-day affairs of the village.

According to the 2011 census of India, Car Nicobar Island has 4250 households.
The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.
There are 21 villages, the largest of which is named U-rèk-ka (called "Malacca-Perka" for tourists), with a population of 4,200.
The villages are:
Ha-nyôch (Mus)
Tö-kuö-nö Sē-ti (Small Lapathy)
Tö-ki-röng Sē-ti (Big Lapathy)
Höng-chu (Tapoiming)
Pum-pai (Chukchucha)
Sa-rā-ki (Kinyuka)
Tim-lö (Tamalu)
Kè-è-rô (Perka, West Malacca)
U-rèk-ka (Malacca)
IAF Camp
Sa-pë-ha (Kakana)
Ratana
Öt-ra-höön (Kimius)
Aukchong
Foul Point
Ha-ran (Arong)
Arong Beach
Öt-ka-sip (Sawai)
Rit-töp (Titop)
Passa
Töt-chak (Kinmai)
The names in brackets are often used for tourists and other outsiders, as the local names in Nicobarese are difficult for outsiders to pronounce.
Each village has a tuhet meaning "elderly heads", the number of which varies. From each of these elders three are elected as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd captain to look after the day-to-day affairs of the village.
According to the 2011 census of India, Car Nicobar Island has 4250 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.
Car Nicobar