GENERAL INFORMATION OF
A&N ISLANDS
|
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 |
|
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 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 |
|
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% |
|
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 |
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|
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) |
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|
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
A & N Islands |
71.07% |
76.09% |
65.15% |