Aerial Bay Islands Explained

Aerial Bay Islands
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:13.3°N 93.03°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:10
Area Km2:23.35
Area Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:131
Country: India
Country Admin Divisions Title:District
Country Admin Divisions:North and Middle Andaman
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Island group
Country Admin Divisions 1:Andaman Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Island sub-group
Country Admin Divisions 2:Aerial Bay Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Taluk
Country Admin Divisions 3:Diglipur Taluk
Country Largest City:Smith
Country Largest City Population:260
Population:600
Population As Of:2011
Density Km2:25.7
Ethnic Groups:Hindu, Andamanese
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:744202[2]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:031927 [3]
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:IN-AN-00[4]
Additional Info:
Child:yes
Label2:Literacy
Data2:71.8%
Label3:Avg. summer temperature
Data3:30.2°C
Label4:Avg. winter temperature
Data4:23°C
Label5:Sex ratio
Data5:1.2/
Label7:Census Code
Data7:35.639.0004
Label8:Official Languages
Data8:Hindi, English

The Aerial Bay Islands are a group of islands in Aerial Bay in the Andaman Islands. This group belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] Smith Island is the largest and only inhabited one.

Geography

Other major islands are Chatham island, Ross Island, Ox Island.[6]

Administration

The Aerial Bay Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[7]

Demographics

There are 3 villages on Smith island, with a population of 600.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf. 28 August 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: A&N Islands - Pincodes . 2016-09-22 . 2016-09-22 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code . 2014-03-23 .
  3. Web site: STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar. allcodesindia.in. 2016-09-23.
  4. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. Web site: Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Census of India. 2011-01-16.
  6. http://ls1.and.nic.in/doef/images/RossSmithIsland.jpg pic
  7. Web site: DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS . andssw1.and.nic.in . 2016-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf . 28 August 2017 . dead .