South Andaman district

Coordinates: 11°40′12″N 92°44′24″E / 11.67000°N 92.74000°E / 11.67000; 92.74000
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South Andaman district
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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. Port Blair, the capital of the Union Territory is the district headquarters. The area covered by this district is 2,640 km2.

History

This district was created on August 18, 2006, by bifurcating the erstwhile Andaman district.[1]

Geography

South Andaman district occupies an area of 3,181 square kilometres (1,228 sq mi),[2] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Mansel Island.[3]

Demographics

According to the

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

Jarawas, Great Andamanese and Sentinelese
live in this district.

Language

South Andaman district in 2011 census

  Bengali (21.07%)
  Tamil (20.70%)
  Hindi (18.40%)
  Telugu (17.66%)
  Malayalam (9.85%)
  Sadri (3.34%)
  Kurukh (3.07%)
  Nicobarese (1.67%)
  Others (4.24%)

As of 2011 census,

Sadri (3.34%), Kurukh (3.07%), Nicobarese (1.67%) and others.[6]

Religion

Religion in North and Middle Andaman district (2011 census)[7]

  Hinduism (73.26%)
  Christianity (13.87%)
  Islam (12.14%)
  Sikhism (0.36%)
  Buddhism (0.06%)
  Others (0.31%)
Sri Vettimalai Mutugan temple in Port Blair

Hinduism is followed by majority of the people in South Andaman district. Christianity and Islam are followed by a considerable population.[7]

Divisions

The district comprises 3 tehsils, Port Blair, Ferrargunj and Little Andaman.

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)
[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7
    .
  3. United Nations Environment Program
    . 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Mansel Island 2,640km2
  4. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
  7. ^ a b "South Andaman District Religion Census 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

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