South Andaman Island
Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of South Andaman Island highlighted (in red) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 11°47′00″N 92°39′00″E / 11.783333°N 92.65°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 1,262 km2 (487 sq mi) |
| Length | 83 km (51.6 mi) |
| Width | 28 km (17.4 mi) |
| Coastline | 413 km (256.6 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 459 m (1506 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Koyob |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Great Andaman |
| Tehsil | Ferrargunj Tehsil |
| Largest settlement | Sri Vijaya Puram (pop. 100,000) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 209,602 (2011)only villages on south andaman island |
| Pop. density | 166/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayali, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202 |
| Telephone code | 031927 |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00 |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 80.6% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 1.15♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.640.00xx |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the population of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is the location of Sri Vijaya Puram, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.