About District

South Andaman District

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

District of South Andamans is one of the three Districts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is located in between longitude E 92° to E 94°’ and latitude N 6°’ to N 14°’ in the Bay of Bengal Region . The Total Area of South Andamans District is 2980 Sq.Km . There are four primitive tribes in the South Andamans District and they have been recognised as belonging to the Negrito stock, namely Onges,Jarawas,Great Andamanese and Sentinalese besides Nicobarese have been settled at Harminder Bay. The District of South Andaman has three tehsils namely “Port Blair”,” Ferrargunj”,”Little Andaman”. The Geographical,educational,economical and few other details are given below:

Geographical Details

Geographical Details
Name of UT	Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Name of District	South Andaman (The east while Andaman District divided into two districts – South Andaman and North & Middle Andaman on 18th August 2006.)
Head Quarters	Port Blair (Since 1789. Originally, PortCornwallis)
Location	Bay of Bengal
Longitude	E 92° to E 94°
Latitude	N 6°’ to N 14°
Geographical Area	2980 Sq.Km
Forest Area	2613.53 Sq.km
Urban Area	26.10 sq.km
Rural Area	340.37 sq. km
Revenue Area	366.47 sq. km
Cultivable Area	9137 Hectares
Sub Division	1 (South Andaman)
Tehsils	3 (Port Blair, Ferrargunj & Little Andaman)
Revenue Inspector Circles	9
Patwari Circles	29
No. of Revenue villages	99
Tribal Villages	2 (Harminder Bay: Nicobarese, Dugong Creek Onges)
Highest Peak in South Andaman	Mount Harriet (Height – 365 m)
Normal Rainfall at Port Blair	3180 mm (Yearly)
Rainy Days around the year	130 (approx)
Temperature	230 C(Min) to 300C(Max)
Relative Humidity	70% to 90%
Best Season	October to May
Distance by sea from main land	Port Blair to Kolkata(1255 Kms) Port Blair-Chennai(1190 Kms) Port Blair -Vishakapatnam(1200 Kms)
Harbours (Major Ships for Mainland)	Haddo,Wharf & Chatham
Inter Island Vessels	Phoenix Bay
Other Small Jetties	Aberdeen, Junglighat,Bambooflat, Dundas Point,Hope Town
Air Port	Veer Savarkar Air Port
Inter Island Air Connectivity	Pawan Hans Helicopter Service
Vessels	Passenger, Cargo & Speed Boats
State Highway	1
Andaman Trunk Road	99 Kms

Demographic

Demographic
Population (2011 census)	Total- 2,38,142 Male- 127283 Female-110859
Urban Population	1,434,88 [(Port Blair,Garacharama & Bambooflat) (Census Towns) ]
Density of Population (SA)	80 per Sq.Km
Languages Spoken	Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu,Malayalam, Kannada, Nicobarese, English & Tribal Languages
Religions	Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, others (Animism followed by Aboriginal Tribes)

Education

Education
Literacy Rate (2011 census)	Total Literacy Rate -88.49% Male Literates- 91.91% Female- 84.52%

Literacy Rate (2011 census)

Total Literacy Rate -88.49%

Male Literates- 91.91%

Female- 84.52%

Sr. No.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITY	NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
1	Pre-Primary Schools	22
2	Primary Schools	69
3	Middle Schools	29
4	Secondary Schools	18
5	Senior Secondary Schools	28
6	Industrial Training Institutes	1
7	Polytechnic	2
8	Teachers Training Institute	1
9	B.Ed. College	1
10	Govt.College	1

Health

INSTITUTION	PORT BLAIR TEHSIL	FERRARGUNJ TEHSIL	LITTLE ANDAMAN TEHSIL	TOTAL
Hospital		–	–	2
Community Health Centres	0	1	–	1
Primary Health Centres	3	5	2	10
Urban Health Centres	5	–	–	5
Sub Centres	12	20	7	39