Port Blair Islands

Port Blair Islands
Port Blair Islands

Location of Port Blair Islands

Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°41′17″N 92°43′26″E / 11.688°N 92.724°E / 11.688; 92.724Coordinates: 11°41′17″N 92°43′26″E / 11.688°N 92.724°E / 11.688; 92.724
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 6
Major islands
Area 1.138 km2 (0.439 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)[2]
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Great Andaman
Tehsil Port Blair
Largest settlement
Demographics
Demonym Hindi
Population 11 (2011)
Pop. density 9.6 /km2 (24.9 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744101[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
Official website www.and.nic.in
ISO Code IN-AN-00[5]
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/
unit_pref Metric
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

Port Blair Islands are a group of islands situated in the sound of the capital Port Blair of the Andaman Islands. They belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6]

History

see Chatham Saw Mill.

Geography

The islands are located on North Bay, Navy Bay, Flat Bay, Garacharma Bay, and the vicinity of Ross Island (Andaman).

Administration

Politically, Port Blair Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]

Demographics

There are living quarters for the JPC manager at Chatham Island and several navy officers at the INS Jarawa quarters at Ross Island.

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. 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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