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♥ SOME INFORMATION ABOUT ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS ♥
♥ The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, and are a Union Territory of India.♥
♥ The territory's capital is the Andamanese town of Port Blair. The total land area of the territory is approximately 8,073 km2 (3,117 sq mi). The c
apital of Nicobar Islands is Car Nicobar also known as Malacca.♥
♥ There are 572 islands in the territory having an area of 7,950 km2 (3,070 sq mi). The highest point is located in North Andaman Island (Saddle Peak at 732 m (2,402 ft)). The Andaman group has 325 islands which cover an area of 6,170 km2 (2,382 sq mi) while the Nicobar group has only 24 islands with an area of 1,765 km2 (681 sq mi). ♥
♥ The capital of the union territory, Port Blair, is located 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata, 1,200 km (750 mi) from Visakhapatnam and 1,190 km (740 mi) fromChennai.♥
♥ THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE ISLAND IS 380500 ♥
♥ Only 10% of the population lived in Nicobar islands. ♥
♥ Bengali is the dominant language and most spoken language in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands with 25.71% of the population speaking Bengali, the other major languages spoken in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands are Hindi (18.23%), Tamil (17.68%), Telugu (12.81%), Malayalam (8.11%) and Nicobarese (8.04%) according to 2001 Census of India. ♥
♥ The majority of people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are Hindus, with significant Christian population consisting 21.7% of the total population of the Union Territory according to the 2011 census of India. Small but significant Muslim and Sikh minorities also exist on the islands. ♥
♥ Tourist attractions
♦ Cellular Jail
♦ Baratang
♦ Barren Island
♦ Havelock Island
♦ Mount Harriot
♦ North Bay Island
♦ Carbyns Cove Beach
♦ coral islands ♥
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