Little Andaman

Little Andaman Island
Native name:
Gaubolambe
Little Andaman Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Little Andaman Island
Little Andaman Island
Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal
Little Andaman Island is located in Bay of Bengal
Little Andaman Island
Little Andaman Island
Little Andaman Island (Bay of Bengal)
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates10°39′N 92°29′E / 10.65°N 92.49°E / 10.65; 92.49
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area707 km2 (273 sq mi)[1]
Area rank1
Length24 km (14.9 mi)
Width43 km (26.7 mi)
Coastline132 km (82 mi)
Highest elevation183 m (600 ft)[2]
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupLittle Andaman Group
TehsilLittle Andaman Tehsil
Largest settlementKwate-tu-Kwage (Hut Bay)
Demographics
Population18,823 (2011)
Pop. density26.6/km2 (68.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsOnge, other Indians
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744207[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 Code35.640.0009
Official LanguagesHindi, English

Little Andaman Island (Onge: Gaubolambe) is the fourth largest of the Andaman Islands of India with an area of 707 km2, lying at the southern end of the archipelago. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] It lies 88 km (55 mi) south of Port Blair, the capital of 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. 288.
  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.

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