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GENERAL INFORMATION
Since pre-historic times, these islands have been the home f 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
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Location
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Bay of Bengal
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Longitude
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920 to 940 East
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Latitude
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60 to 140 North
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Andaman Islands
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Saddle Peak (North Andaman Island)
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732 Metres
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Nicobar Islands
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Mount Thullier (Great Nicobar Island)
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642 Metres
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TOP
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Total Area
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Sq.km
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8249
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Andaman District
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"
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6408
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Nicobar District
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"
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1841
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URBAN AREA
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"
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16.64
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RURAL AREA
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"
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8232.36
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Length and Breadth
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Length and Breadth of Andaman Islands
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Total Length
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467kms
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Maximum Width
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52 Kms
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Average Width
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24kms
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Length and Breadth of Nicobar Islands
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Total Length
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259 Kms
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Maxiimum Width
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58 Kms
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Biggest Island in Andaman Group
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Middle Andaman Island
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1536 Sq.Km
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Biggest Island in Nicobar Group
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Great Nicobar Island
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1045 Sq.Km.
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Smallest Island in Andaman Group
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Ross Island
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0.8 Sq Km.
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Smallest Island in Nicobar Group
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Pilomillow Island
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1.3 Sq.Km
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Distance by Sea (In Kms.)
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Between Port Blair & Chennai
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1190
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Between Port Blair & Calcutta
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1255
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Between Port Blair & Vishakapatnam
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1200
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Distance by Air Kms.
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Between Calcutta & Port Blair
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1303
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Between Chennai & Port Blair
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1330
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Administrative Unit
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No. |
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District
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2
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Sub-Division
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4
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Tehsil
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7
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Town
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1
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C.D.Block
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5
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Lok Sabha Seat
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1
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Municipal Council
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1
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Municipal Ward
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18
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Panchayat
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67
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Police Station
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15
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Panchayat Samiti
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07
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Zilla Parishad
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01
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Island/ Village
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Nos.
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Revenue Village
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204
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Census Village
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547
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Inhabited Village
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504
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Uninhabited Village
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43
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Inhabited Island
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36
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Normal Rainfall at Port Blair
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3180 mm
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Actual Rainfall at Port Blair during 1999
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2975.0 mm
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Rainy days at Port Blair during 1999
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209
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Mean Minimum Temperature at Port Blair during 1999
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22.80 Celcius
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Mean Maximum Temperature at Port Blair during 1999
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29.80 Celcius
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Mean Relative Humidity at Port Blair During 1999
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81%
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TOTAL POPULATION
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1971
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1981
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1991
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2001
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115133
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188741
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280661
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356265
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Male
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70027
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107261
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154369
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192985
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Female
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45106
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81480
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126292
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163280
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RURAL POPULATION
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88915
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139107
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205706
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Male
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53195
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78401
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111986
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Female
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35720
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60706
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93720
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URBAN POPULATION
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26218
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49634
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74955
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Male
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16832
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28860
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42383
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Female
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9386
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20774
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32572
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RELIGION-WISE POPULATION
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Religion
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1971
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1981
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1991
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Hindu
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70134
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121793
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189521
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Christian
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30342
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48274
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67211
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Muslim
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11655
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16188
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21354
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Sikh
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865
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991
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1350
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Buddhist
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103
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127
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322
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Jain
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14
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11
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17
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Others
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2020
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1357
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886
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LITERACY RATE
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(As per Census of India - 1st March 2001)
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Male
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Female
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Total
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A & N Islands
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1,46,536
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1,06,409
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2,52,945
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B. SHANKAR
DEEPAK SHANKAR
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