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.
Mayabunder
Mayabandar | |
|---|---|
  Mayabunder Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal  Mayabunder Mayabunder (Bay of Bengal) | |
| Coordinates: 12°56′00″N 92°56′00″E / 12.9333°N 92.9333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 23,912 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 744204 |
| Vehicle registration | AN 01 |
| Sex ratio | 925 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 84.25% |
| Climate | Am |
Administratively, Mayabunder is the headquarters of the North and Middle Andaman district, which is part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.[2]
Demographics
editBengali 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
Mayabunder tehsil in 2011 census
Geography
editMayabunder is linked with Port Blair by the Andaman Trunk Road (242 km) and by ferry (136 km).[4]
| Climate data for Mayabunder (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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) | 28.9 (84.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| 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) | 8.6 (0.34) |
2.7 (0.11) |
7.6 (0.30) |
57.8 (2.28) |
289.6 (11.40) |
467.7 (18.41) |
408.9 (16.10) |
451.6 (17.78) |
437.1 (17.21) |
236.3 (9.30) |
172.2 (6.78) |
63.8 (2.51) |
2,603.8 (102.51) |
| Average rainy days | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 12.7 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 111.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 77 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 83 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Economy and facilities
editMayabunder 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
editAccording to the 2001 census,[1] Mayabunder county includes the following villages:
- Asha Nagar (83 inhabitants)
- Bajato (74)
- Bamboo Nallaha (67)
- Basantipur (370)
- Birsa Nagar (180)
- Buddha Nallaha (179)
- Chainpur (452)
- Chappa Nali (29)
- Chuglum Gum (140)
- Danpur (592)
- Devpur (450)
- Dukennagar (691)
- Ganeshpur (56)
- Govindpur (664)
- Hanspuri (280)
- Harinagar (1809)
- Jaipur (461)
- Kamalapur (241)
- Kanchi Nallaha & Bamboo Nallaha (77)
- Karanch Khari (68)
- Karmatang (1637)
- Khukari Tabla (70)
- Lataw (179)
- Lauki Nallaha (847)
- Lucknow (686)
- Luis-in-Let-Bay (6)
- Mayabunder (3182)
- Pahalgaon (1326)
- Paiket Bay (226)
- Paresh Nagar (516)
- Pinakinagar (829)
- Pokadera (1840)
- Profullya Nagar (377)
- Pudumadurai (391)
- Rampur (765)
- Santipur (882)
- Shippi Tikry (118)
- Sundari Khari (79)
- Swadesh Nagar (766)
- Tugapur (1733)
- Webi (476)
References
edit- ^ a b Government of India (2001), 2001 Census - Population Finder. (Select "Mayabunder") Accessed on 2012-07-19.
- ^ Government of India (2011), Andaman and Nicobar islands, Administrative divisions 2011. Accessed on 2012-07-29.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
- ^ "MAYABUNDER ANDAMAN ISLANDS - HOW TO PLAN AND VISIT IN 2020". www.experienceandamans.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.