Middle Andaman Island

Middle Andaman Island

Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of Middle Andaman Island highlighted (in red).
Middle Andaman Island Location of Middle Andaman Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12°30′00″N 92°50′00″E / 12.5°N 92.833333°ECoordinates: 12°30′00″N 92°50′00″E / 12.5°N 92.833333°E
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Middle Andaman Island
Area	1,523 km^2 (588 sq mi)[1]
Length	70 km (43 mi)
Width	28 km (17.4 mi)
Coastline	272 km (169 mi)
Highest elevation	512 m (1,680 ft)[2]
Highest point	Mount Diavolo
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Great Andaman
Taluk	Multiple
Largest settlement	Rangat Metropolitan (pop 10,000)
Demographics
Demonym	Hindi
Population	55632 (2011)^Only middle andaman villages from the 2011 census
Pop. density	36.5 /km^2 (94.5 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese, Jarawa
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[3]
Telephone code	031927[4]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
ISO Code	IN-AN-00[5]
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio	1.2♂/♀
unit_pref	Metric
Census Code	35.639.0004
Official Languages	Hindi, English

Middle Andaman Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.^[6]

Geography

The island belongs to the Great Andaman Chain and is located 73 km (45 mi) north from Port Blair. It is the central island of the Great Andaman archipelago of India, with a total area of 1,536 km². Middle Andaman is separated from North Andaman Island by Austen Strait, and from Baratang Island at the south by Homfray's Strait, both shallow and narrow channels, a few hundred metres wide; and from Interview Island at its west by the navigable Interview Passage.^[7]

The island's coastline was inundated by the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (26th Dec), though the effect was far less severe when compared with other Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Administration

Politically, Middle Andaman Island, is part of Mayabunder and Rangat Tehsils.^{[8] [9][10]}

Demographics

Population of Middle Andaman consists of Bengali, Tamil and Keralite settlers. The island is also home to many of the indigenous Jarawa people. The main occupation of the inhabitants is farming and Agriculture.

Middle Andaman's main towns (Metro population in brackets) are Rangat (10,000), Mayabunder (5,565), Bakultala (4,454), Nimbutala (3,063), and Kadamtala (3,008).

According to the 2011 census of India, the Island has x households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 76%.^[11]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[11]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	55632	28767	26865
Children aged below 6 years	0	0	0
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	2	2	0
Literates	42294	22946	19348
Workers (all)	2	2	0
Main workers (total)	2	2	0

Tourism

The island hosts immaculate waterfalls, and pretty beaches. Adventurous fun such as Island camping, trekking, Scuba diving, snorkeling, and other exciting water sports offer you chance to indulge in real pleasure. ^[12]

References

1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
2. "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (PDF) (173). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
3. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
5. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
6. "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
7. Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe (2011) The Pearson CSAT Manual 2011. Accessed on 2012-07-26
8. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
9. nort part map
10. south part map
11. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

• Geological Survey of India
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage