Mayabunder

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Mayabunder
Māyābôndōr (Bengali)
Mayabandar
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Mayabunder
Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal
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Mayabunder
Mayabunder (Bay of Bengal)
Coordinates: 12°56′00″N92°56′00″E / 12.9333°N 92.9333°E / 12.9333; 92.9333
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District North and Middle Andaman
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
23,912
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English and Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
744204
Vehicle registration AN 01
Sex ratio 925 ♂/♀
Literacy84.25%
Climate Am

Mayabunder is a town and a tehsil in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Archipelago, India. The name is also spelled Maya Bunder or Maya Bandar. As of 2001, the county had 23,912 inhabitants, of which 3182 were in the town. [1] It was settled in the British colonial period by immigrants from Myanmar and ex-convicts from Mainland India.

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Administratively, Mayabunder is the headquarters of the North and Middle Andaman district, which is part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. [2]

Demographics

Bengali is the most spoken language in Mayabunder tehsil. As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 41.42 per cent of the tehsil's population. Largest language's population are

Bengali 10,682

Sadri 2,787

Hindi 2,343

Telugu 2,224

Kurukh 1,686

Tamil 1,735

Malayalam 718

Kharia 665

Munda 520. [3]

Mayabunder tehsil in 2011 census

  Bengali (41.42%)
  Sadri (10.81%)
  Hindi (9.08%)
  Telugu (8.62%)
  Tamil (6.73%)
  Kurukh (6.54%)
  Malalyalam (2.78%)
  Kharia (2.58%)
  Munda (2.02%)
  others (9.42%)

Geography

Mayabunder is linked with Port Blair by the Andaman Trunk Road (242 km) and by ferry (136 km). [4]

Climate data for Mayabunder (1991–2020, extremes 1952–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.9
(93.0)		34.7
(94.5)		35.6
(96.1)		39.0
(102.2)		38.8
(101.8)		36.2
(97.2)		35.4
(95.7)		35.6
(96.1)		35.2
(95.4)		33.6
(92.5)		37.5
(99.5)		38.5
(101.3)		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.2
(84.6)		29.8
(85.6)		31.4
(88.5)		32.7
(90.9)		31.7
(89.1)		30.0
(86.0)		29.8
(85.6)		29.5
(85.1)		29.3
(84.7)		30.1
(86.2)		30.3
(86.5)		29.4
(84.9)		30.3
(86.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.2
(72.0)		22.3
(72.1)		23.1
(73.6)		24.9
(76.8)		24.9
(76.8)		24.4
(75.9)		24.0
(75.2)		24.3
(75.7)		23.8
(74.8)		23.9
(75.0)		24.3
(75.7)		23.5
(74.3)		23.8
(74.8)
Record low °C (°F)16.8
(62.2)		16.7
(62.1)		18.2
(64.8)		18.8
(65.8)		17.2
(63.0)		19.4
(66.9)		19.2
(66.6)		20.1
(68.2)		20.5
(68.9)		20.0
(68.0)		19.8
(67.6)		19.3
(66.7)		16.7
(62.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)37.4
(1.47)		1.7
(0.07)		10.6
(0.42)		71.6
(2.82)		343.4
(13.52)		541.8
(21.33)		511.3
(20.13)		540.6
(21.28)		568.6
(22.39)		306.2
(12.06)		175.2
(6.90)		76.9
(3.03)		3,185.5
(125.41)
Average rainy days0.90.41.12.513.018.018.819.318.312.87.23.2115.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)79777476828787888987848183
Source: India Meteorological Department [5] [6] [7]

Economy and facilities

Mayabunder is a waystation for several tourist attractions, such as mangrove lined tidal creeks, the beach at Aves Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) (30 minutes by boat), and Karamatang Beach (13 km), a sea turtle nesting ground. Port Blair and Mayabunder are the only ports that can harbour passenger ships from mainland India.

Mayabunder has a public college named Mahatma Gandhi Government College.

On 24 December 2012, Indian Coast Guard Station Mayabunder, the first CG Station in the North Andaman Islands was commissioned by the Defence Secretary, Shri Shashi Kant Sharma.

Villages

According to the 2001 census, [1] Mayabunder county includes the following villages:

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References

  1. 1 2 Government of India (2001), 2001 Census - Population Finder . (Select "Mayabunder") Accessed on 2012-07-19.
  2. ↑ Government of India (2011), Andaman and Nicobar islands, Administrative divisions 2011 . Accessed on 2012-07-29.
  3. ↑ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
  4. ↑ "MAYABUNDER ANDAMAN ISLANDS - HOW TO PLAN AND VISIT IN 2020". www.experienceandamans.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Station: Mayabandar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 483–484. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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