South Andaman Island

South Andaman
Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of South Andaman Island highlighted (in red)
South Andaman is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
South Andaman
South Andaman
South Andaman is located in India
South Andaman
South Andaman
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°47′00″N 92°39′00″E / 11.783333°N 92.65°E / 11.783333; 92.65
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area1,262 km2 (487 sq mi)[1]
Length83 km (51.6 mi)
Width28 km (17.4 mi)
Coastline413 km (256.6 mi)
Highest elevation459 m (1506 ft)[2]
Highest pointMount Koyob
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupGreat Andaman
TehsilFerrargunj Tehsil
Largest settlementSri Vijaya Puram (pop. 100,000)
Demographics
Population209,602 (2011)only villages on south andaman island
Pop. density166/km2 (430/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsBengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayali, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy80.6%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.15/
Census Code35.640.00xx
Official LanguagesHindi, 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.

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 285.
  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. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.