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South Andaman district
District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Coordinates: 11°40′12″N 92°44′24″E / 11.67000°N 92.74000°E / 11.67000; 92.74000
Country	India
Union territory	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Headquarter	Sri Vijaya Puram
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	southandaman.nic.in

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 km.

History

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

Geography

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census South Andaman district has a population of 238,142, roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu. This gives it a ranking of 584th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 80 inhabitants per square kilometre (210/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.97%. South Andaman has a sex ratio of 874 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.49%.

Four of the indigenous Andamanese peoples, namely, Onges, Jarawas, Great Andamanese and Sentinelese live in this district.

Language

South 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.

Religion

Religion in North and Middle Andaman district (2011 census)

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

Divisions

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

Climate

See also

• Nicobar district
• North and Middle Andaman district

References

1. Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
2. 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.
3. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Mansel Island 2,640km2
4. ^ "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. ^ "South Andaman District Religion Census 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• South Andaman district official website

v t e Places adjacent to South Andaman district
North and Middle Andaman district Bay of Bengal South Andaman district Andaman Sea Ten Degree Channel

v t e Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
State symbols	Animal: Dugong Bird: Andaman wood pigeon Flower: Queen Crepe Myrtle Tree: Andaman Redwood
Administration	Lieutenant governor Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)
Topics	Tourism
History	History Danish India Japanese Occupation Cellular Jail
Geography	Island groups Andaman Islands Nicobar Islands Forests Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Galathea National Park Campbell Bay National Park Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park Middle Button Island National Park Mount Harriet National Park North Button Island National Park Rani Jhansi Marine National Park Saddle Peak National Park South Button Island National Park Peaks Saddle Peak Mount Thullier
Districts	North and Middle Andaman South Andaman Nicobar
Capital	Port Blair
Languages	Andamanese Great Andamanese Ongan Austroasiatic Nicobarese
Transport	Port Blair Airport Car Nicobar Air Force Base

• South Andaman district
• Districts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• 2006 establishments in India