Kyd Island

Kyd Island
Kyd Island

Location of Kyd Island

Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°57′N 92°45′E / 11.95°N 92.75°E / 11.95; 92.75Coordinates: 11°57′N 92°45′E / 11.95°N 92.75°E / 11.95; 92.75
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Kyd     
Area 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)[1]
Length 3.29 km (2.044 mi)
Width 2.24 km (1.392 mi)
Coastline 10.37 km (6.444 mi)
Highest elevation 237 m (778 ft)[2]
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Napier Bay Islands
Tehsil Ferrargunj Tehsil
Demographics
Demonym Hindi
Population 0 (2016)
Pop. density 0.00 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744206[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
Official website www.and.nic.in
ISO Code IN-AN-00[5]
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/
unit_pref Metric
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

Kyd 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.[6] the island is lying 30 km (19 mi) north from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Napier Bay Islands and lies north of Shoal Bay.

Administration

Politically, Kyd Island, along neighboring Napier Bay Islands, are part of Ferrargunj Taluk.[7]

Demographics

The island was formerly inhabited. [8] An Andamani group of inhabitants 'Aca-Bea' used to cover up Kyd Island in the past.

References

  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (PDF) (173). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  7. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
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