Details of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Since pre-historic times, these islands have been the home of aboriginal tribes. But the first settlement by the British took place in 1789, which was later abandoned in 1796. The second settlement was basically a penal settlement, taken up in 1858, the year after the First War of Indian Independence, followed by the settlement of convicts, some criminal tribes from Central and United Provinces, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as ex-servicemen
LOCATION
Location: Bay of Bengol
Langitude: 920 to 940 East
Latutude:60 to 140 North
Altitude (Highest Point)
Andaman Islands
Saddle Peak (North Andaman Island):732 Metres
Nicobar Islands
Mount Thullier (Great Nicobar Island):642 Metres
Area
Total Area Sq. Km - 8249
Andaman District - 6408
Nicobar District - 1841
URBAN AREA - 16.64
RURAL AREA - 8232.36
Lenght and Breadth
Lenght and Breadth of Andaman Islands
Total Length - 467kms
Maximum width - 52kms
Average width - 24kms
Length and Breadth of Nicobar Islands
Total Length - 259 Kms
Maxiimum Width - 58 Kms
Biggest Island in Andaman Group
Middle Andaman Island - 1536 Sq.Km
Biggest Island in Nicobar Group
Great Nicobar Island - 1045 Sq.Km.
Smallest Island in Andaman Group
Ross Island - 0.8 Sq Km.
Smallest Island in Nicobar Group
Pilomillow Island - 1.3 Sq.Km
Distance
Distance by Sea (In Kms.)
Between Port Blair & Chennai - 1190
Between Port Blair & Calcutta - 1255
Between Port Blair & Vishakapatnam - 1200
Distance by Air Kms.
Between Calcutta & Port Blair - 1303
Between Chennai & Port Blair - 1330
Administrative Unit
Administrative Unit & No
District - 2
Sub-Division - 4
Tehsil - 7
Town - 1
C.D.Block - 5
Lok Sabha Seat - 1
Municipal Council - 1
Municipal Ward - 18
Panchayat - 67
Police Station - 15
Panchayat Samiti - 07
Zilla Parishad - 01
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