  Chatham Island Location of Chatham Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 11°41′17″N 92°43′26″E / 11.688°N 92.724°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 0.093 km2 (0.036 sq mi) [1] |
| Length | 0.2 km (0.12 mi) |
| Width | 0.46 km (0.286 mi) |
| Coastline | 1.78 km (1.106 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Port Blair Islands |
| Tehsil | Port Blair |
| Largest settlement | Chatham Island living quarters |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 10.75/km2 (27.84/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744101 [2] |
| Telephone code | 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 |
Chatham Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [5] The island is located 3 km (2 mi) north of downtown Port Blair.
This is the island where the earliest British settlement in the Andamans began. In 1883, the British established the Chatham Saw Mill. [6] [7] In 1990, the Indians built the Forest Museum offering insight on the forest team activities, and has displays on the history of timber milling on the island.
The island belongs to the Port Blair Islands and lies in the middle of Port Meadows.
Politically, Chatham Island, along neighboring Port Blair Islands, are part of Port Blair Taluk. [8]
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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"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. 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.
- ^ Official site
- ^ visit
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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Chatham Island Location of Chatham Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 11°41′17″N 92°43′26″E / 11.688°N 92.724°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 0.093 km2 (0.036 sq mi) [1] |
| Length | 0.2 km (0.12 mi) |
| Width | 0.46 km (0.286 mi) |
| Coastline | 1.78 km (1.106 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | South Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | Port Blair Islands |
| Tehsil | Port Blair |
| Largest settlement | Chatham Island living quarters |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 10.75/km2 (27.84/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744101 [2] |
| Telephone code | 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 |
Chatham Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [5] The island is located 3 km (2 mi) north of downtown Port Blair.
This is the island where the earliest British settlement in the Andamans began. In 1883, the British established the Chatham Saw Mill. [6] [7] In 1990, the Indians built the Forest Museum offering insight on the forest team activities, and has displays on the history of timber milling on the island.
The island belongs to the Port Blair Islands and lies in the middle of Port Meadows.
Politically, Chatham Island, along neighboring Port Blair Islands, are part of Port Blair Taluk. [8]
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 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. 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.
- ^ Official site
- ^ visit
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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| This Andaman and Nicobar Islands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |