Little Andaman Island | |
Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 10.65°N 92.49°W |
Location: | Bay of Bengal |
Archipelago: | Andaman Islands |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 709.2 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 183 |
Country: | India |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | District |
Country Admin Divisions: | South Andaman |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Island group |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Andaman Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Tehsil |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Little Andaman Tehsil |
Country Largest City: | Kwate-tu-Kwage (Hut Bay) |
Population: | 18823 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Density Km2: | 26.5 |
Ethnic Groups: | Hindu, Andamanese |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
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: |
Little Andaman Group is a group of islands of the Andaman Islands, which include all islands south of Duncan Passage. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5]
The group includes The Brothers (Andaman), and Little Andaman Island.[6]
Politically, Little Andaman group is also a tehsil of Andaman.[7]
The main village of Kwate-tu-Kwage is located on Hut Bay. only Little Andaman island is inhabited.