South Andamans District, Andaman And Nicobar Islands

South Andamans is an administrative district in Andaman And Nicobar Islands, India. Its administrative headquarters is in Port Blair. Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Nicobarese are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,672 km², including 2,640.03 km² of rural area and 31.97 km² of urban area.

List of Talukas in South Andamans District

South Andamans District is divided into 3 Talukas for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 131 villages under these talukas. The table below lists each taluka along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TalukaVillagesArea (km²)
1Ferrargunj771,343.70
2Little Andaman19780.15
3Port Blair35548.41

Population of South Andamans District

According to the 2011 Census, South Andamans District had a population of 2,38,142 people living in 59,064 households. The population comprised 1,27,283 males and 1,10,859 females, with an average population density of 89 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,38,14297,3951,40,747
Male Population1,27,28352,10375,180
Female Population1,10,85945,29265,567
Total Households59,06423,76735,297
Population Density89 / km²37 / km²4,402 / km²

South Andamans District had 1,90,266 literate people and 24,661 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population was 4,091. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)24,66110,44714,214
Literate Population1,90,26676,0721,14,194
Illiterate Population47,87621,32326,553
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population4,0912,2861,805

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.