| Little Andaman Island | |
| Native Name: | Gaubolambe |
| Native Name Link: | Onge language |
| 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 |
| Area Km2: | 707 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Rank: | 1 |
| Length Km: | 24 |
| Width Km: | 43 |
| Coastline Km: | 132 |
| 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 2: | Island sub-group |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Little Andaman Group |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Tehsil |
| Country Admin Divisions 3: | Little Andaman Tehsil |
| Country Largest City: | Kwate-tu-Kwage (Hut Bay) |
| Population: | 18,823 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Density Km2: | 26.6 |
| Ethnic Groups: | Onge, other Indians |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 744207[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 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.[5] It lies 88km (55miles) south of Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The island is in the Bay of Bengal and belongs to the Little Andaman Group, and is separated from Rutland Island in Great Andaman by the Duncan Passage. The Little Andaman Group is the counterpart of the Great Andaman island group.
The low-lying island has widespread rainforest and several rare species of marine turtle.Little Andaman Island has white sandy beaches and bewitching waterfalls.The Little Andaman Lighthouse (a.k.a. Richardson's Lighthouse) is located 14 km south by road from Hut Bay port and is situated on the Southern tip of Little Andaman Island.[6]
Administratively, Little Andaman Island is part of Little Andaman Tehsil.[7]
Bengali is the most spoken language in Ferrargunj tehsil. As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 48.60 percent of the district's population.Largest language's population are
Bengali 9,148
Telugu 2,413
Kurukh 1,444
Necobarese 1,403
Tamil 1,349
Sadri 1,123
Hindi 780
Malayalam 595
Hut Bay wharf, a deep water wharf that can be approached through a gap in the coral reef, on the east coast of the island is the entry point of Little Andaman Island. Daily boat services connect Hut Bay wharf with Port Blair in seven hours voyage. Additionally, there are a helicopter services by Pavan Hans Ltd. and a sea plane connection available between Port Blair and Hut Bay. The flight time by helicopter or sea plane is approximately 40 minutes.There is a road alongside the east coastal line.
Little Andaman offers surfing, boating through the creeks, and visits to an elephant logging plantation. Butler Bay, 14 km from the Hut Bay Jetty, is a beach popular among tourists due to coral viewing, surfing and other marine activities. Tourist huts are available on the seashore itself flanked by the coconut plantation. Netaji Nagar Beach is 11 km from the Hut Bay jetty.[9]