 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 |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| 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 (1506 ft)[2] |
| Highest point | Mount Koyob |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Great Andaman |
| Tehsil | Ferrargunj Tehsil |
| Largest settlement | Sri Vijaya Puram (pop. 100,000) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 209,602 (2011)only villages on south andaman island |
| Pop. density | 166/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayali, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[3] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
| Official website | www |
| 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 Sri Vijaya Puram, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 285.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.