Aves Island | |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Coordinates: | 12.915°N 92.935°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Pacific Ocean |
Area Km2: | 0.2 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Length Km: | 3.9 |
Width Km: | 1.2 |
Coastline Km: | 2.0 |
Elevation M: | 63 |
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: | Stewart Sound Group |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Diglipur Taluk |
Population: | 2 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Density Km2: | 10.00 |
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: |
Aves Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island lies 140km (90miles) north from Port Blair.
Aves Lighthouse, was established in 2008.[6]
The island lies 3.5km (02.2miles) east of Mayabunder. The island is small, having an area of 0.2km2.
Politically, Aves Island is part of Mayabunder Taluk.[7] The island is privately owned by the Co-op Society Ltd. plantation.[8]
Aves Island is about 20 mins ride away by Dinghy from Mayabunder jetty.[8]
There is only 1 village. According to the 2011 census of India, the Island has 1 household. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.[9]
Population | 2 | 2 | 0 |
The residents are farmers growing Paddy, vegetables, coconuts, horticultural crops, spices.[10] [11]