About South Andaman District :

South Andaman is one of the three districts of Andaman Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal Region. The Total Area of the District is 2980 Sq.Km. There are four primitive tribes in the South Andamans District and they have been recognised as belonging to the Negrito stock,namely Onges,Jarawas,Great Andamanese and sentinalese. The District of South Andaman has three tehsils namely “Port Blair”,” Ferrargunj”,”Little Andaman”.The District of South Andaman consists of three tehsils namely PortBlair, Ferrargunj and Little Andaman.Each Tehsil is divided into villages. Port Blair Tehsil having 41 villages, Ferrargunj tehsils having 53 villages and little andaman tehsil have 5 villages. Each tehsil is administratively functions under Tehsildars is assisted with Revenue Inspectors, patwaries and other staffs to maintain the office activities. The information Regarding the number of Revenue Inspectors, Patwaries, Population in the district and as well as the Tehsils and villages, Education details and hospital can be obtained by clicking on the above links. The District Administration is envisaging to provide Sensitive, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent Governance thereby reducing delay and providing better services to the citizens of the district by adopting simplified procedures and ways for efficient monitoring through Information technology

District at a Glance :

Tourist Places :

Jolly Bouy :

 Jolly BouyAn island in Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, it offers a breath taking underwater view of coral and marine life. It is an ideal place for snorkeling , sea bathing and basking on the sun kissed beach

Havelock Island(Radha Nagar Beach) :

About 38 Kms. from Port Blair, this island provides idyllic resort in the lap of virgin beach and unpolluted environment. Camping facility is available near Radhanagar beach. A guesthouse of Tourism Department “Dolphin Resort” is available for the tourists

Ross Island(Port Blair) :

Once the seat of British power and capital of these Islands, it stands now as a ruin of the bygone days with the old structure almost in debris. A small museum named ‘Smritika’ holds photographs and the other antiques of the Britishers relevant to these islands.

Viper Island :

 The Britishers used to harbour convicts here. The first jail was constructed here which was abandoned after the construction of Cellular Jail. It has a gallows atop a hillock, where condemned prisoners were hanged. Sher Ali, who killed Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India in 1872, was also hanged here

 

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