Car Nicobar ( Pu in the local language) is the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands, which in turn are the southern part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island was ravaged by the 2004 tsunami.
Car Nicobar falls in between Little Andaman and Nancowrie. The area south to the Ten-degree channel comes under Car Nicobar headquarter. It is a flat fertile island covered with cluster of coconut palms and enchanting beaches with a roaring sea all around.
The Car Nicobar is a very small Island, in comparison to the Middle Andaman or South Andaman. In area it is of 127 km². There are 15 villages, which are inhabitants, the largest being Malacca.(ATA UL MONIM,JUNAID AHMAD)