Curlew Island (Andaman Islands) Explained

Curlew Island
Map:	India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:	13.003°N 92.912°W
Location:	Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:	Andaman Islands
Waterbody:	Indian Ocean
Area Km2:	0.043
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Length Km:	0.31
Width Km:	0.12
Coastline Km:	0.80
Elevation M:	0
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:	0
Population As Of:	2016
Ethnic Groups:	Hindu, Andamanese
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code:	744202^[2]
Area Code:	031927 ^[3]
Iso Code Type:	ISO code
Iso Code:	IN-AN-00^[4]
Additional Info:	Child: yes Label2: Literacy Data2: 84.4% 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

Curlew 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 150km (90miles) north of Port Blair.

History

Curlew Island had a wildlife station to monitor birds, with permanent inhabitants.The station was evacuated at the end of 2015 due to budget discontinued. The island is now uninhabited.

Geography

The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group.

Administration

Politically, Curlew Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group, is part of Diglipur Taluk.^[6] The village was located on the northern tip of the islet.

Demographics

The island is now uninhabited.^[7] According to the 2011 census of India,^[8] the Island had 2 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 50%.^[9]

Demographics (2011 Census)! !! Total !! Male !! Female

Population	2	2	0
Children aged below 6 years	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	2	2	0
Literates	1	1	0
Workers (all)	2	2	0
Main workers (total)	2	2	0

References

• Geological Survey of India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman. 26 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 . 22 September 2016 . 22 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code . 23 March 2014 . dmy .
3. Web site: STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar. allcodesindia.in. 2016-09-23. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017043815/http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman%2Band%2Bnicobar.php. dead.
4. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
5. Web site: Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Census of India. 2011-01-16.
6. 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 .
7. In 2015 the wildlife station was evacuated
8. Web site: Curlew Island Village Population - Diglipur - North and Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
9. Web site: District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands . . Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands . 2015-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf . 1 August 2015 . dmy .