2011 census code 645200 | District Nicobar Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 76 m | |
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Campbell Bay is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil. One of the most famous Indira Point, The Last Southern point of India is located on this Island.
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Map of Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744302
One can reach Campbell Bay from Port Blair by Pawan Hans Helicopter service. Inter Island Boat from Port Blair is also available which usually travels via Little Andaman, Car Nicobar and Nancowry en route to Campbell Bay. Govt. operated Ship Vessel (MV Campbell Bay) operated once in a week from Port Blair (Phoenix Bay) to Campbell Bay in Total 24 Hours, for which Fare is Bunk (INR420), Seat (INR950), Deluxe (INR1300) w.e.f. 01/05/2016.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Campbell Bay has 1608 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 86.28%.
National park
Campbell Bay National Park is a part of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. This national park is spread over 426 km2 in the northern part of Great Nicobar. The park reserve's flora includes tropical evergreen forest, tree fern, and orchids and fauna includes Crab-eating macaque, giant robber crab, megapode, and Nicobar pigeon.This comes along the basin side of Glatiya river.The capital of these islands is Portblair, these Islands were named Swaraj Shahid Island by Netaji Subash Chandra bose.
INS Baaz
INS Baaz was inaugurated on 31 July 2012 by Admiral Nirmal Verma of Indian Navy. INS BAAZ is a full-fledged "forward operating base" of the Indian Naval Air Arm at the very southernmost tip of the Andaman Nicobar Islands. The Naval Air Station (NAS) Campbell Bay overlooking the six degree Channel, one of the most crucial shipping lanes of the world, will soon become India's eye over the Malacca strait and the Bay of Bengal.