Curlew Island (Andaman Islands)
  Curlew Island Location of Curlew Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 13°00′11″N 92°54′43″E / 13.003°N 92.912°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 0.043 km2 (0.017 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 0.31 km (0.193 mi) |
| Width | 0.12 km (0.075 mi) |
| Coastline | 0.80 km (0.497 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Stewart Sound Group |
| Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[2] |
| Area code(s) | 031927 [3] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
| Official website | www |
| 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♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
Curlew 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.[5] The island lies 150 km (93 mi) north of Port Blair.
History
[edit]Curlew Island had a wildlife station to monitor birds, with permanent inhabitants. The station was evacuated at the end of 2015 due to budget discontinued. The island is now uninhabited.
Geography
[edit]The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group.
Administration
[edit]Politically, Curlew Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[6] The village was located on the northern tip of the islet.
Demographics
[edit]The island is now uninhabited.[7] According to the 2011 census of India,[8] the Island had 2 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 50%.[9]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Literates | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Workers (all) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Main workers (total) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ In 2015 the wildlife station was evacuated
- ^ "Curlew Island Village Population - Diglipur - North and Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands".
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- Geological Survey of India
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