Sir William Peel Island

Peel Island
Nickname: Sir William Peel Island
Peel Island
Peel Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°05′N 92°59′E / 12.083°N 92.983°E / 12.083; 92.983Coordinates: 12°05′N 92°59′E / 12.083°N 92.983°E / 12.083; 92.983
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Peel
Area 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi)[1]
Length 7.3 km (4.54 mi)
Width 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Coastline 28.9 km (17.96 mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)[2]
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Ritchie's Archipelago
Tehsil Port Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population 0 (2011)
Pop. density 0.00 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744211[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
ISO code IN-AN-00[5]
Official website www.and.nic.in
Literacy 84.4%
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

Peel Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] The island lies 51 km (32 mi) to the North-East of Port Blair.

Etymology

The island is named after Captain Sir William Peel of the Royal Navy, who died in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Geography

The island is part of the Ritchie's Archipelago Group and is located between Nicholson Island and John Lawrence Island.

Administration

Politically, Peel Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

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". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  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. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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