Aerial Bay Islands

Aerial Bay Islands
Aerial Bay Islands
Location of Aerial Bay Islands
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 13°18′N 93°02′E / 13.30°N 93.03°E / 13.30; 93.03Coordinates: 13°18′N 93°02′E / 13.30°N 93.03°E / 13.30; 93.03
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 10
Major islands
  • Smith
  • Ross
Area 23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 131 m (430 ft)[2]
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Aerial Bay Islands
Taluk Diglipur Taluk
Largest settlement Smith (pop. 260)
Demographics
Population 600 (2011)
Pop. density 25.7 /km2 (66.6 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
ISO code IN-AN-00[5]
Official website www.and.nic.in
Literacy 71.8%
Avg. summer temperature 30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio 1.2♂/♀
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

The Aerial Bay Islands are a group of islands in Aerial Bay in the Andaman Islands. This group belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] Smith Island is the largest and only inhabited one.

Geography

Other major islands are Chatham island, Ross Island, Ox Island.[7]

Administration

The Aerial Bay Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[8]

Demographics

There are 3 villages on Smith island, with a population of 600.

References

  1. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ↑ "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (PDF) (173). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. ↑ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 2016-09-22. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  4. ↑ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  7. ↑ pic
  8. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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