South Andaman Island

South Andaman
Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of South Andaman Island highlighted (in red)
South Andaman
South Andaman
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°47′00″N 92°39′00″E / 11.783333°N 92.65°E / 11.783333; 92.65Coordinates: 11°47′00″N 92°39′00″E / 11.783333°N 92.65°E / 11.783333; 92.65
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • South Andaman Island
Area 1,262 km2 (487 sq mi)[1]
Length 83 km (51.6 mi)
Width 28 km (17.4 mi)
Coastline 413 km (256.6 mi)
Highest elevation 459 m (1,506 ft)[2]
Highest point Mount Koyob
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Great Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj Tehsil
Largest settlement Port Blair (pop. 100,000)
Demographics
Population 209,602 (2011)only villages on south andaman island
Pop. density 166 /km2 (430 /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 80.6%
Avg. summer temperature 30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio 1.15♂/♀
Census Code 35.640.00xx
Official Languages Hindi, English

South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the population of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] It is the location of Port Blair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

History

South Andaman Island was struck by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, leading to many deaths on the island.

Geography

The island belongs to the Great Andaman Chain. Some areas of the island are restricted areas for non-Indians; however, transit permits can be obtained from the Home Ministry. South Andaman is the third largest island in the island group. It is located immediately south of Middle Andaman Island and Baratang, from which it is separated only by a narrow channel, a few hundred meters wide. The island is 83 kilometres (52 miles) long and 28 kilometres (17 miles) at its widest part. Its area is 1,262 square kilometres (487 square miles). South Andaman is less mountainous than the more northerly of the Andaman Islands. Koiob reaches a height of 459 metres (1,506 feet) above sea level.[7] [8]

Administration

Politically, South Andaman Island has the tehsils of Ferrargunj and Port Blair.[9]

Demographics

Port Blair, the capital of the islands, is located on the southern part of this island. Other big cities are : Bambooflat, Prothrapur, and Garacharma. North Andaman had a population of 209,602 at the 2011 census.[10] The population for the whole of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was 356,152 in 2001.[11] The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 80.6%.[12]

Demographics (2011 Census)[12]
TotalMaleFemale
Population20960211198097622
Children aged below 6 years214981095410544
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe2553 12871266
Literates168924 9371775207
Workers (all)85131 6814316988
Main workers (total)75885 6168514200
Main workers: Cultivators3054 2130924
Main workers: Agricultural labourers12291042187
Main workers: Household industry workers624463161
Main workers: Other709785805012928
Marginal workers (total)924664582788
Marginal workers: Cultivators412293119
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers613465148
Marginal workers: Household industry workers18110378
Marginal workers: Others804055972443
Non-workers1244714383780634

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. ↑ Wikisource Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Andaman Islands". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 955.
  8. ↑ map
  9. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  10. ↑ Island-wise Statistical Outline - 2008. NORTH ANDAMAN ISLAND (PDF)
  11. ↑ "Demographic Profile" (PDF). NIC, Andaman State Unit. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  12. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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