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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = South Andaman
| image_name = Sth Andaman locale.png
| image_caption = Outline map of the [[Andaman Islands]], with the location of South Andaman Island highlighted (in red)
| image_size = 125px
| native_name =
| native_name_link =
| native_name_lang =
| sobriquet =
| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India
| map_alt =
| map_width =
| map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|11.783333|N|92.65|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 = 1262
| 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 = 83
| width_km = 28
| coastline_km = 413
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="nga">{{cite enroute|173|2017|285}}</ref>
| highest_mount = [[Mount Koyob]]
| elevation_m = 459
| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[South Andaman district|South 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 = [[Great Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsil]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Ferrargunj|Ferrargunj Tehsil]]
| country_largest_city = [[Port Blair]]
| country_largest_city_population = 100,000
| population = 209,602
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = only villages on south andaman island
| population_rank =
| population_rank_max =
| density_km2 = 166
| density_rank =
| density_footnotes =
| ethnic_groups = [[Hindu]], [[Andamanese people|Andamanese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| timezone1_DST =
| utc_offset1_DST =
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 744202<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 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 80.6%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =1.15[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.640.00xx
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
}}
}}
'''South Andaman Island''' is the southernmost island of the [[Great Andaman]] and is home to the majority of the population of the [[Andaman Islands]].
It belongs to the [[South Andaman district|South Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]], part of the [[India]]n [[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> It is the location of [[Port Blair]], capital of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].

==History==
South Andaman Island was struck by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]], leading to many deaths on the island.{{historical populations|11=1901|12=11,139|13=1911|14=10,834|15=1921|16=10,940|17=1931|18=11,806|19=1941|20=13,091|21=1951|22=11,645|23=1961|24=30,084|25=1971|26=57,863|27=1981|28=99,571|29=1991|30=1,57,141|31=2001|32=2,08,471|33=2011|34=2,38,142|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Geography==
The island belongs to the [[Great Andaman]] Chain.
Some areas of the island are restricted areas for non-[[India]]ns; however, transit permits can be obtained from the Home Ministry.
South Andaman is the third largest island in the [[Andaman Islands|island group]]. It is located immediately south of [[Middle Andaman Island]] and [[Baratang]], from which it is separated only by a narrow channel, a few hundred meters wide. The island is {{convert|83|km|abbr=off}} long and {{convert|28|km|abbr=off}} at its widest part. Its area is {{convert|1262|km²|abbr=off}}.
South Andaman is less mountainous than the more northerly of the Andaman Islands. ''[[Koiob]]'' reaches a height of {{convert|459|m|0|abbr=off}} [[above sea level]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Andaman Islands |volume=1 |page=955 }}</ref>
<ref>[http://ls1.and.nic.in/doef/images/SouthAndaman%20ForestDivision.jpg map]</ref>

==Administration==
Politically, South Andaman Island has the tehsils of [[Ferrargunj]] and [[Port Blair]].<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 ==
[[Port Blair]], the capital of the islands, is located on the southern part of this island.
Other big cities are : [[Bambooflat]], [[Prothrapur]], and [[Garacharma]].
North Andaman had a population of 209,602 at the 2011 census.<ref>[http://www.and.nic.in/Know%20Andaman/ecostat2009/Island%20Wise%202008/south%20Andaman%20Islands/South%20Andaman%20Island.pdf Island-wise Statistical Outline - 2008. NORTH ANDAMAN ISLAND]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)</ref> The population for the whole of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was 356,152 in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.and.nic.in/archives/stats/Economic%20survey%20ANI/CHAPTER%20-%202.pdf |title=Demographic Profile |publisher=NIC, Andaman State Unit |accessdate=2017-06-09}}</ref>
The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 80.6%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |accessdate=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |archivedate= 1 August 2015 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 209602 || 111980 || 97622
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 21498 || 10954 || 10544
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 2553
|| 1287 || 1266
|-
| Literates || 168924
|| 93717 || 75207
|-
| Workers (all) || 85131
|| 68143 || 16988
|-
| Main workers (total) || 75885
|| 61685 || 14200
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 3054
|| 2130 || 924
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 1229|| 1042|| 187
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 624 ||463 ||161
|-
| Main workers: Other || 70978 ||58050 ||12928
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 9246|| 6458|| 2788
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 412 ||293 ||119
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 613|| 465|| 148
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 181 ||103 ||78
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 8040 ||5597 ||2443
|-
| Non-workers || 124471 ||43837 ||80634
|}

== References ==
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{{Portal|India}}
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
{{South Andaman district |state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:South Andaman Island| ]]
[[Category:Islands of South Andaman district]]

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