GENERAL INFORMATION OF

A&N ISLANDS

 

Location

Location

Bay of Bengal

Longitude

920 to 940 East

Latitude

60 to 140 North

 

 

Altitude (Highest Point)

Andaman Islands

Saddle Peak (North Andaman Island)

732 Metres

Nicobar Islands

Mount Thullier (Great Nicobar Island)

642 Metres

 

 

 

Area

Total Area

Sq.km

8249

Andaman District

"

3106

Nicobar District

"

1841

North & Middle Andaman

"

3302

URBAN AREA

"

     16.64

RURAL AREA

"

8232.36

 

Length & Breadth

Length and Breadth of Andaman Islands

Total Length

467kms

Maximum Width

52 Kms

Average Width

24kms

Length and Breadth of Nicobar Islands

Total Length

259 Kms

Maxiimum Width

58 Kms

Biggest inhabitant Island in Andaman Group

Middle Andaman Island

1536 Sq.Km

Biggest inhabitant Island in Nicobar Group

Great Nicobar Island

1045 Sq.Km.

Smallest inhabitant Island in Andaman Group

Curlew Island

0.3 Sq Km.

Smallest inhabitant Island in Nicobar Group

Pilomillow Island

1.3 Sq.Km

 

 

 

Distance

Distance by Sea (In Kms.)

Between Port Blair & Chennai

1190

Between Port Blair & Calcutta

1255

Between Port Blair & Vishakapatnam

1200

Distance by Air Kms.

Between Calcutta & Port Blair

1301

Between Chennai & Port Blair

1375

 

 

 

Administrative Unit 

Administrative Unit 

No.

District

3

Sub-Division

6

Tahsil

9

Town

3

C.D.Block

5

Lok Sabha Seat

1

Municipal Council

1

Municipal Ward

18

Panchayat

67

Police Station

15

Panchayat Samiti

07

Zilla Parishad

01

Island/ Village 

Nos.

Revenue Village

204

Census Village

547

Inhabited Village

501

Uninhabited Village

46

Inhabited Island

38

 

 

Climate

Normal Rainfall at Port Blair

3180 mm

Actual Rainfall at Port Blair during 2003

3004.2 mm

Rainy days at Port Blair during 2003

149

Mean Minimum Temperature at Port Blair during 2003

23.90 Celcius

Mean Maximum Temperature at Port Blair during 2003

30.20 Celcius

Mean Relative Humidity at Port Blair During 2003

81%

 

 

Population

 

 

TOTAL POPULATION

1971

1981

1991

2001

115133

188741

280661

356152

Male

70027

107261

154369

192972

Female

45106

81480

126292

163180

RURAL POPULATION

88915

139107

205706

  239954

  Male

53195

78401

111986

  128961

  Female

35720

60706

93720

  110993

URBAN POPULATION

26218

49634

74955

  116198

  Male

16832

28860

42383

    64011

  Female

9386

20774

32572

    52187

 

 

 

RELIGION-WISE POPULATION

Religion

1971

1981

1991

2001

Hindu

70134

121793

189521

246589

Christian

30342

48274

67211

77178

Muslim

11655

16188

21354

29265

Sikh

865

991

1350

1587

Buddhist

103

127

322

421

Jain

14

11

17

23

Others

2020

1357

886

1089

LITERACY RATE 

(As per Census of India - 1st March 2001)

 

Male

Female

Total

A & N Islands

71.07%

76.09%

65.15%