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Andrott

Andrott
Andrott is located in India
Andrott
Andrott
Location of Andrott Island in Lakshadweep
Geography
LocationArabian Sea
Coordinates10°49′N 73°40′E / 10.81°N 73.67°E / 10.81; 73.67
ArchipelagoLakshadweep
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Andrott
Area4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)[1]
Length1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Width4.7 km (2.92 mi)
Coastline10 km (6 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Territory Lakshadweep
DistrictLakshadweep
Island groupLaccadive Islands
Tehsils of IndiaAndrott
Subdivisions of IndiaAndrott
Largest settlementAndrott (pop. 11000)
Demographics
Population11464 (2014)
Pop. density2,300/km2 (6000/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsjasari, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone
PIN682551
Telephone code04893
ISO codeIN-LD-07[2]
Official websitewww.lakshadweep.gov.in
Literacy84.74%
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio0.9685 /

Andrott Island, (Malayalam: [ɐn̪d̪roːt̪ːə̆]) also known as Androth, is a small inhabited island in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, a group of 36 coral islands scattered in the Arabian Sea off the western coast of India.[3] It has a distance of 293 km (182 mi) west of the city of Kochi.

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2016.
  2. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. ^ Singh VS, Sarwade DV, Mondal NC, Nanadakumar MV, Singh B (October 2008). "Evaluation of groundwater resources in a tiny Andrott Island, Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 158 (1–4): 145–54. doi:10.1007/s10661-008-0569-y. PMID 18839323.

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