South Andaman district is one of the 3 districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. Sri Vijaya Puram, the capital of the Union Territory is the district headquarters. The area covered by this district is 2,640 km2.
South Andaman district | |
|---|---|
  South Andaman district  South Andaman district | |
| Coordinates: 11°40′12″N 92°44′24″E / 11.67000°N 92.74000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory |  Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Headquarter | Sri Vijaya Puram |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | southandaman |
History
editThis district was created on August 18, 2006, by bifurcating the erstwhile Andaman district.[1]
Geography
editSouth Andaman district occupies an area of 3,181 square kilometres (1,228 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Mansel Island.[3]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census South Andaman district has a population of 238,142,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu.[5] This gives it a ranking of 584th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 80 inhabitants per square kilometre (210/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.97%.[4] South Andaman has a sex ratio of 874 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 88.49%.[4]
Four of the indigenous Andamanese peoples, namely, Onges, Jarawas, Great Andamanese and Sentinelese live in this district.
Language
editSouth Andaman district in 2011 census
As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 21.07 per cent of the district's population followed by Tamil (20.70%), Hindi (18.40%), Telugu (17.66%), Malayalam (9.85%), Sadri (3.34%), Kurukh (3.07%), Nicobarese (1.67%) and others.[6]
Religion
editReligion in North and Middle Andaman district (2011 census)[7]
Hinduism is followed by majority of the people in South Andaman district. Christianity and Islam are followed by a considerable population.[7]
Divisions
editThe district comprises 3 tehsils, Port Blair, Ferrargunj and Little Andaman.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Port Blair | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.0 (86.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.4 (1.83) |
26.5 (1.04) |
29.3 (1.15) |
69.0 (2.72) |
360.4 (14.19) |
501.1 (19.73) |
423.7 (16.68) |
425.1 (16.74) |
463.0 (18.23) |
300.7 (11.84) |
235.0 (9.25) |
154.6 (6.09) |
3,034.8 (119.49) |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti, ed. (2010). "States and Union Territories: Andaman Islands: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1208. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
- ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
Mansel Island 2,640km2
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
Vanuatu 224,564 July 2011 est.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
- ^ a b "South Andaman District Religion Census 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2021.