Location of Andrott Island in Lakshadweep | |
Geography | |
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Location | Arabian Sea |
Coordinates | 10°49′N 73°40′E / 10.81°N 73.67°E |
Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
Width | 4.7 km (2.92 mi) |
Coastline | 10 km (6 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
Territory | Lakshadweep |
District | Lakshadweep |
Island group | Laccadive Islands |
Tehsils of India | Andrott |
Subdivisions of India | Andrott |
Largest settlement | Andrott (pop. 11000) |
Demographics | |
Population | 11464 (2014) |
Pop. density | 2,300/km2 (6000/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | jasari, Mahls |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 682551 |
Telephone code | 04893 |
ISO code | IN-LD-07[2] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.74% |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | 0.9685 ♂/♀ |
Andrott Island, (Malayalam: [ɐn̪d̪roːt̪ːə̆]) also known as Androth, is a small inhabited island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, a group of 36 coral islands scattered in the Arabian Sea off the western coast of India.[3] It has a distance of 293 km (182 mi) west of the city of Kochi.