Strait Island

Strait Island

Strait Island Location of Strait Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.215°N 92.930°E / 12.215; 92.930
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	2.87 km^2 (1.11 sq mi)[1]
Length	3.2 km (1.99 mi)
Width	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Coastline	8.7 km (5.41 mi)
Highest elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	East Baratang Group
Taluk	Rangat Taluk
Largest settlement	Strait village
Demographics
Population	39 (2016)
Pop. density	13.59/km^2 (35.2/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744203[2]
Telephone code	031927 [3]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[4]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
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

Strait 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 63 km (39 mi) north from Port Blair.

History

Strait Island is a tribal reservation. The reservation for the Great Andamanese, one of the indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, was built and is managed by the Andaman administration.^[6][7] The Andamanese settlement was constructed like a model village in India. The Great Andamanese settlement was constructed with concrete houses in rows. The other half is occupied by welfare personnel and police quarters. There is a school for children and a small dispensary for primary health care. There is a lighthouse at the top of the tallest hill on the island, established 1983.^[8]

Geography

Strait Island is a small island located 6 km (4 mi) east of Baratang Island, Great Andaman, in the Diligent Strait, which separates Great Andaman from Ritchie's Archipelago. The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Colebrooke Island. The island is comma-shaped, and heavily forested.

Fauna

Strait Island is known for its caves of birds' nests and plentiful deer (though they are now rare).

Economy

The villagers' occupations are growing coconut palms, tamarind, and mango trees.

Administration

Politically, Strait Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.^[9]

Demographics

There is only 1 village, located at the island. The population at the 2011 census was 39 (of which 26 were male), living in 15 households.^[10]

Transportation

From the Port Blair harbour, there is a bi-weekly ferry service which is the only mode of conveyance available.

Image gallery

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  location of Strait Island highlighted in red, within Andaman Islands

References

1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
2. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
3. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
4. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
5. "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
6. Awaradi, S.A. 1990. Computerized Master Plan 1991-2021 for Welfare of Primitive Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair.
7. Abbi, A. 2006. Endangered Languages of Andaman Islands. Muenchen: Lincom GmbH
   Manoharan, S. 1989. A Descriptive and Comparative Study of the Andamanese Language. Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India
8. "Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships". www.dgll.nic.in. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
9. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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• Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage