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Stewart 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. Its population only consists of two people.

Stewart Island
Stewart Island
Location of Stewart Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates13.01°N 92.93°E / 13.01; 92.93
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Area7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi)[1]
Length3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Width2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Coastline13.00 km (8.078 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
 India
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupStewart Sound Group
TalukDiglipur Taluk
Demographics
Population2 (2016)
Pop. density0.28/km2 (0.73/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
  • IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN744202[2]
Telephone code031927 [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

Geography


The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group and lies between dotrel island and Curlew Island. The island is small, having an area of 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi).


Administration


Politically, Stewart Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group Islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[6]


Transportation


Ferry service is available from Mayabunder, on demand.


Demographics


There is only 1 village, located at 13.012°N 92.939°E / 13.012; 92.939. According to the 2011 census of India, the Island has 1 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.[7]

Demographics (2011 Census)[7]
TotalMaleFemale
Population220
Children aged below 6 years000
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe220
Literates220
Workers (all)220
Main workers (total)220

[8]


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.{{cite web}}: 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. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. "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 21 July 2015.
  8. villagers playing volleyball



На других языках


- [en] Stewart Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

[it] Isola Stewart (India)

L'isola Stewart è un'isola appartenente all'arcipelago delle Andamane, distretto di Andaman Settentrionale e Centrale del Territorio dell'Unione indiana delle Andamane e Nicobare.[1]



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