Strait Island

{{Short description|Andaman Islands, India}} {{Infobox islands | name = Strait Island | native_name = | native_name_link = | native_name_lang = | sobriquet = | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_map = Strait I- locale.png | image_map_size = 260px | image_map_caption = Location of Strait Island highlighted in red, within Andaman Islands | pushpin_map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Strait Island | coordinates = {{coord|12.215|N|92.930|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} | etymology = | location = Bay of Bengal | archipelago = Andaman Islands | waterbody = Indian Ocean | area_km2 = 2.87 | area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman}}</ref> | rank = | length_km = 3.2 | width_km = 1.5 | coastline_km = 8.7 | elevation_m = 27 | elevation_footnotes = | highest_mount = | country = {{flag|India}} | country_admin_divisions_title = District | country_admin_divisions = North and Middle Andaman | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Island group | country_admin_divisions_1 = Andaman Islands | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group | country_admin_divisions_2 = East Baratang Group | country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Taluk | country_admin_divisions_3 = Rangat Taluk | country_largest_city =Strait village | population = 39 | population_as_of = 2016 | population_footnotes = | population_rank = | population_rank_max = | density_km2 = 13.59 | density_rank = | density_footnotes = | ethnic_groups = Hindu, Andamanese | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 744203<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=23 March 2014 }}</ref> | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 031927 <ref name="allcodesindia">{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}} | iso_code_type = ISO code | iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref> |additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes | label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4% | label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}} | label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}} | label5 = Sex ratio| data5 =1.2♂/♀ | label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004 | label8 = Official Languages| data8 = Hindi, English }} }} '''Strait Island''' is an island 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.<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> The island lies {{convert|63|km|0|abbr=on}} north from Port Blair.

==History== Strait Island is a tribal reservation. The reservation for the Great Andamanese, one of the indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, was built and is managed by the Andaman administration.<ref>Awaradi, S.A. 1990. Computerized Master Plan 1991-2021 for Welfare of Primitive Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair.</ref><ref>Abbi, A. 2006. Endangered Languages of Andaman Islands. Muenchen: Lincom GmbH<br /> Manoharan, S. 1989. A Descriptive and Comparative Study of the Andamanese Language. Calcutta: Anthropological Survey of India</ref> The Andamanese settlement was constructed like a model village in India. The Great Andamanese settlement was constructed with concrete houses in rows. The other half is occupied by welfare personnel and police quarters. There is a school for children and a small dispensary for primary health care. There is a lighthouse at the top of the tallest hill on the island, established 1983.<ref name="light">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=156&Module_id=16&LocationId=10&LangId=1|publisher=www.dgll.nic.in|title=Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.|accessdate=2016-10-18}}</ref>

==Geography== Strait Island is a small island located {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} east of Baratang Island, Great Andaman, in the Diligent Strait, which separates Great Andaman from Ritchie's Archipelago. The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies east of Colebrooke Island. The island is comma-shaped, and heavily forested.

==Fauna== Strait Island is known for its caves of birds' nests and plentiful deer (though they are now rare).

==Economy== The villagers' occupations are growing coconut palms, tamarind, and mango trees.

==Administration== Politically, Strait Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.<ref name="and">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in|title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref>

== Demographics == There is only 1 village, located at the island. The population at the 2011 census was 39 (of which 26 were male), living in 15 households.<ref>[http://www.and.nic.in/Know%20Andaman/ecostat2009/Island%20Wise%202008/south%20Andaman%20Islands/STRAIT%20ISLAND.pdf]{{Dead link|date=June 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=no}}</ref>

===Transportation=== From the Port Blair harbour, there is a bi-weekly ferry service which is the only mode of conveyance available.

== References == {{Reflist|2}} {{Portal|India|Islands}} *{{Wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}} {{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strait Island}} Category:Islands of North and Middle Andaman district Category:Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal Category:Populated places in India Category:Islands of India