GENERAL INFORMATION 

LOCATION

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

 

Area

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

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

 

Climate

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%

 

Population

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
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)
	Male	Female	Total
A & N Islands	71.07%	76.09%	65.15%