[1] It was settled in the British colonial period by immigrants from Myanmar and ex-convicts from Mainland India.

As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 41.42 per cent of the tehsil's population.

Largest language's population are Bengali 10,682 Sadri 2,787 Hindi 2,343 Telugu 2,224 Kurukh 1,686 Tamil 1,735 Malayalam 718 Kharia 665 Munda 520.

[4] Mayabunder is a waystation for several tourist attractions, such as mangrove lined tidal creeks, the beach at Aves Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) (30 minutes by boat), and Karamatang Beach (13 km), a sea turtle nesting ground.

On 24 December 2012, Indian Coast Guard Station Mayabunder, the first CG Station in the North Andaman Islands was commissioned by the Defence Secretary, Shri Shashi Kant Sharma.