Stewart Sound Group

Stewart Sound Group
Stewart Sound Group

Location of Stewart Sound Group

Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°58′N 92°56′E / 12.97°N 92.93°E / 12.97; 92.93Coordinates: 12°58′N 92°56′E / 12.97°N 92.93°E / 12.97; 92.93
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 20
Major islands
  • Aves
  • Stewart
  • Sound    
Area 24.88 km2 (9.61 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 00 m (0 ft)[2]
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Stewart Sound Group
Taluk multiple
Largest settlement
Aves Island
Demographics
Demonym Hindi
Population 4 (2011)
Pop. density 0.16 /km2 (0.41 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202[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

Stewart Sound Islands are a group of islands 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.[6]

Geogrpahy

Important islands: Aves, Stewart, Sound, Swamp, Karlo, Curlew, Blister, Gurjan, Dotrel, Oliver, Orchid, Egg, Gander, Oyster, Square, Goose.

Demographics

There are 2 villages, on Stewart and Aves.

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.


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