Curlew Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

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.

Curlew Island
Curlew Island
Location of Curlew Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates13.003°N 92.912°E / 13.003; 92.912
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Area0.043 km2 (0.017 sq mi)[1]
Length0.31 km (0.193 mi)
Width0.12 km (0.075 mi)
Coastline0.80 km (0.497 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupStewart Sound Group
TalukDiglipur Taluk
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[2]
Area code(s)031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2♂/♀
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

History

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

The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group.

Administration

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

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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[9]
TotalMaleFemale
Population220
Children aged below 6 years000
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe220
Literates110
Workers (all)220
Main workers (total)220

References
  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. In 2015 the wildlife station was evacuated
  9. "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.


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