General Information of Andaman & Nicobar Island
LOCATION
Location - Bay of Bengal
Longitude - 920 to 940 East
Latitude - 60 to 140 North
Area
Andaman Islands  
Saddle Peak (North Andaman Island) - 732 Metres
   
Nicobar Islands  
Mount Thullier (Great Nicobar Island) - 642 Metres

 
Altitude (Highest Point)
Total Area 8249 kms
Andaman District - 1841 kms
Nicobar District - 1841 kms
North & Middle Andaman - 3302 kms
URBAN AREA - 16.64 kms
RURAL AREA - 8232.36 kms

General Information of Andaman & Nicobar Island
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 kms
Between Port Blair & Calcutta - 1255 kms
Between Port Blair & Vishakapatnam - 1200 kms
Distance by Air Kms.
Between Calcutta & Port Blair - 1301 kms
Between Chennai & Port Blair - 1375 kms

General Information of Andaman & Nicobar Island
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
Climate   No.
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 Kms
Mean Minimum Temperature at Port Blair during 2003 - 23.90 Celcius
Mean Maximum Temperature at Port Blair during 2003 - 30.20Celcius
Mean Maximum Temperature at Port Blair during 2003 - 81%

General Information of Andaman & Nicobar Island
Population
TOTAL POPULATION 1971 1981 1991 2001
115133 188741 280661 35615
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%

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