About Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Andaman lies at bay of Bengal to.Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Island india . The biggest town and municipal council of Andaman group .Andaman group has 572 islands out of which only 36 are inhabited(lonely island). 536 islands are very popular as tourist place. Andaman islands also Union Territory of india.
Port blair is a beautiful city neet clean with as it was planned by Britishers. The city is one of the most beautiful places of this glamorous island, Every year thousand of tourist arrived all over the world to see the scenic beauty of lonely islands of portblair. Portblair is situated on the east coast of South Andaman Island and the starting point to enter island.Main Languages of island are Telugu ,Tamil, Hindi, Bengali and english.
Fact File
Location : Bay of Bengal 92o to 94o East Longitude 6o to 14o North Latitude .
Total Area : 8,249 sq.km. (Andaman-6408 sq.kms., Nicobar-1841 sq.km.)
Total Islands : 572 .
Inhabited Islands : 36.
Capital : Port Blair
Districts 3 (Andamans, Nicobars & North and Middle Andaman).
Altitude : Varies from Sea level to 732 metres Highest Point
Andaman Islands Saddle Peak (North Andaman Island : 732 Metres).
Nicobar Islands : Mount Thullier (Great Nicobar Island : 642 Metres).
Forest Cover 92 %.
Climate Tropical and Humid. Humidity ranges between 70% and 90% with a gentle breeze blowing at all times. The weather is generally pleasant with a minimum temperature of 23°C and maximum 30°C.
Ideal Tourist Season October to May .
For Monsoon Holidays June to September .
Rainfall 3000 mms (May to mid-September & November to January).
Relative Humidity 70% to 90% .
Total Population 3,56,152 (As per Census-2001).
Literacy Rate 71.07% (As per Census-2001) .
Clothing Cotton throughout the year.
Languages spoken Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Nicobarese, English .
How to reach Andaman Portblair:
By Air:-
Portblair(capital city) is frequently connect with regular flights from Chennai ,Mumbai as well as direct flight from delhi.You can ask for fixed departure tickets special fare available to portbalir ask for special fixed departure tour are available in tourist groups traveling from different part of india.
Note:-
Only Airport is Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar's capital, has been named Veer Savarkar International Airport.
By ship:-
Passenger/Local ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and return back. You can book ship tour booking with skylink .Ship services are not regular please reconfirm with us before booking.
Note:-
Ships are not a cruise liner. A long way to reach portblair in 4 days without basic amenity ships .