Port Blair Islands Explained

Port Blair Islands
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:11.688°N 92.724°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:6
Area Km2:1.138
Area Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0
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:Great Andaman
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Tehsil
Country Admin Divisions 3:Port Blair
Country Largest City:INS Jarawa
Population:11
Population As Of:2011
Density Km2:9.6
Ethnic Groups:Hindu, Andamanese
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:744101[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
Data2:84.4%
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

Port Blair Islands are a group of islands situated in the sound of the capital Port Blair of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5]

History

see Chatham Saw Mill.

Geography

The islands are located on North Bay, Navy Bay, Flat Bay, Garacharma Bay, and the vicinity of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island.

Administration

Politically, Port Blair Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]

Demographics

There are living quarters for the JPC manager at Chatham Island and several navy officers at the INS Jarawa quarters at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman. 8 October 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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code . 23 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  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. 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 .