Aves Island (Andaman Islands)

Aves 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.^[6] The island lies 140 km (87 mi) north from Port Blair.

Aves Island

Aves Island Location of Aves Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.915°N 92.935°E / 12.915; 92.935
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Pacific Ocean
Area	0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi)[1]
Length	3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Width	1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Coastline	2.0 km (1.24 mi)
Highest elevation	63 m (207 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Stewart Sound Group
Taluk	Diglipur Taluk
Demographics
Population	2 (2016)
Pop. density	10.00/km2 (25.9/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[3]
Telephone code	031927 [4]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[5]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio	1.2♂/♀
Census Code	35.639.0004
Official Languages	Hindi, English

History

Aves Lighthouse, was established in 2008.^[7]

Geography

The island lies 3.5 km (2 mi) east of Mayabunder. The island is small, having an area of 0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi).

Administration

Politically, Aves Island is part of Mayabunder Taluk.^[8] The island is privately owned by the Co-op Society Ltd. plantation.^[9]

Transportation

Aves Island is about 20 mins ride away by Dinghy from Mayabunder jetty.^[9]

Demographics

There is only 1 village. According to the 2011 census of India, the Island has 1 household. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.^[10]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[10]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2	2	0

The residents are farmers growing Paddy, vegetables, coconuts, horticultural crops, spices.^[11][12]