Ross Island, South Andaman district

Ross Island, South Andaman district
Ross Island, South Andaman district is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ross Island, South Andaman district
Location of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island
Ross Island, South Andaman district is located in Bay of Bengal
Ross Island, South Andaman district
Ross Island, South Andaman district (Bay of Bengal)
Ross Island, South Andaman district is located in India
Ross Island, South Andaman district
Ross Island, South Andaman district (India)
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°40′30″N 92°45′47″E / 11.675°N 92.763°E / 11.675; 92.763
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area0.312 km2 (0.120 sq mi)[1]
Length1.25 km (0.777 mi)
Width0.52 km (0.323 mi)
Coastline3.20 km (1.988 mi)
Highest elevation45 m (148 ft)[2]
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupPort Blair Islands
TehsilPort Blair
Largest settlementINS Jarawa quarters
Demographics
Population10 (2011)
Pop. density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsIndians, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744101[3]
Telephone code031927[4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2/
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English
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Ross Island, officially known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] The island is situated 3 km (2 mi) east from central Port Blair. The historic ruins are a tourist attraction.

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 287.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2011.