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"Androth" redirects here. For the place of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, see Minor places in Beleriand § Androth.
Andrott
Native name: ആന്ധ്രോത്
Andrott is located in India
Andrott
Location of Andrott Island in Lakshadweep
Geography
Location Arabian Sea
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Archipelago Lakshadweep
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Andrott    
Area Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1]
Length 1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Width 4.7 km (2.92 mi)
Coastline 10 km (6 mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Sovereign state
Territory Union territory of Lakshadweep
District Lakshadweep
Island group Laccadive Islands
Tehsils of India Andrott
Subdivisions of India Andrott
Demographics
Demonym Malayali
Population 11464 (as of 2014)
Density 2,300 /km2 (6,000 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 68255x
Telephone code 0489x
Official website www.lakshadweep.gov.in
ISO Code IN-LD-07[2]
Literacy 84.74%
Avg. summer temperature 32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio 0.9685 ♂/♀
unit_pref Metric

Andrott Island (Malayalam: ആന്ധ്രോത് ദ്വീപ്), also known as Androth Island, 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 2,006 km (1,246 mi) south of the city of Delhi.

History

Andrott Island had been known as 'Divanduru' in the past, a name that is found in some old French maps. It belongs to the Laccadive Islands subgroup, which had been historically a part of the Arakkal Kingdom.[4]

Nowadays the island of Andrott is a protected territory and not a tourist destination.

Geography

Andrott Island is the nearest to the mainland from all the islands in the group[5] and it is also the longest, as well as the biggest (area-wise) island.

It is located approximately 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Kozhikode and 293 kilometres (182 mi) from Kochi.[6] The island has an area of 4.98 square kilometres (1.92 sq mi) and is the only island of the group to have a west-east orientation.[6] It has a lagoon area of 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi).

Demographics

Most of its inhabitants are Muslims and there is also a Hindu minority. The Saint Hasrat Ubaidullah, who is believed to have converted the Lakshadweep Islands to Islam, died here. His remains are entombed in the Jumah mosque.[7]

The island also houses several Buddhist archaeological remains.[6]

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Andrott of Andrott Tehsil.[8]

Climate

Climate data for Andrott
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)		 30.9
(87.6)		 32.2
(90)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.8
(91)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.0
(86)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.4
(86.7)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.95
(87.71)
Average low °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.92
(76.84)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 10.5
(0.413)		 2.4
(0.094)		 6.0
(0.236)		 25.9
(1.02)		 130.4
(5.134)		 401.7
(15.815)		 486.1
(19.138)		 238.6
(9.394)		 182.2
(7.173)		 166.5
(6.555)		 129.8
(5.11)		 90.2
(3.551)		 1,870.3
(73.633)
Source: India Meteorological Department (1965-1979)[9]

Image gallery

  • Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy

  • Map

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Geneviève Bouchon, Mamale de Cananor, Librairie Droz, ISBN 9782600033541, p. 40
  5. ↑ Androth Island - Lakshadweep U.T
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ [1]
  8. ↑ Tehsils info
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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