{{Short description|Island in Lakshadweep, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}} {{confused|Kalpeni}} {{Infobox islands | name = Kalpatti Island | native_name = | native_name_link = | native_name_lang = | sobriquet = | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map = India | coordinates = {{coord|10.813|N|72.167|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} | etymology = | location = Arabian Sea | archipelago = Lakshadweep | waterbody = Indian Ocean | total_islands = 1 | major_islands = {{hlist|Kalpatti}} | area_km2 = 0.085 | area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census |publisher=Government of Lakshadweep |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722061135/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |archivedate=2016-07-22 }}</ref> | rank = | length_km = 0.4 | width_km = 0.25 | coastline_km = 1.5 | elevation_m = 1 | highest_mount = | country = {{flag|India}} | country_admin_divisions_title = Territory | country_admin_divisions = Union territory of Lakshadweep | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = District | country_admin_divisions_1 = Lakshadweep | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island group | country_admin_divisions_2 = Laccadive Islands | country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Tehsils of India | country_admin_divisions_3 = Kavaratti | country_admin_divisions_title_4 = Subdivisions of India | country_admin_divisions_4 = Agatti Island | country_largest_city = (None) | country_largest_city_population = | population = 0 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_footnotes = | population_rank = | population_rank_max = | density_km2 = 0 | density_rank = | density_footnotes = | ethnic_groups = (None) | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 68255x | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 0489x | website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}} | iso_code_type = ISO code | iso_code = IN-LD-06<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref> |additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes | label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}} | label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}} | label5 = Sex ratio| data5 = 0♂/♀ }} }} '''Kalpatti Island''' is an uninhabited island of Agatti atoll in Lakshadweep, India. There were plans to extend the runway of the airport on the nearby Agatti Island to Kalpati Island to accommodate jet aircraft.<ref name="Times of India-Extending the runway">{{cite web|first=Saurabh |last=Sinha |title=Airport across two islands in Lakshadweep |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-02-15/india/27883859_1_agatti-lakshadweep-islands|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110124816/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-02-15/india/27883859_1_agatti-lakshadweep-islands|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2013|date=15 February 2007 |newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=26 February 2014}}</ref> The plans were rejected on environmental grounds because the proposed runway extension would have passed a turtle colony.<ref name="TImes of India-runway extending">{{cite web |first=Saurabh |last=Sinha |title=Bridge on sea to extend Lakshadweep airport runway |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bridge-on-sea-to-extend-Lakshadweep-airport-runway/articleshow/18358361.cms?referral=PM |newspaper=Times of India |date=6 February 2013 |accessdate=26 February 2014 |archive-date=4 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504165212/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bridge-on-sea-to-extend-Lakshadweep-airport-runway/articleshow/18358361.cms?referral=PM |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Administration== The island belongs to the township of Agatti Island of Kavaratti Tehsil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF |title=Tehsils info |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163348/http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Image gallery== <gallery widths=180> File:Lakshadweep.jpg|Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy File:Map of Lakshadweep-en.svg|Map </gallery>
== See also == {{portal|Islands}} * Agatti Aerodrome
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Islands of Lakshadweep Category:Uninhabited islands of India Category:Islands of India
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