Location Bay of Bengal Total islands 1 Length 18 km (11.2 mi) Area 92.2 km² Population 5,354 (2001) | Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Major islands Havelock Width 8 km (5 mi) Elevation 167 m Postal code 744211 | |
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Points of interest Elephant Beach, Radhanagar Beach Island groups Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman Islands | ||
India s best radhanagar beach havelock islands in 4k andaman and nicobar islands
Havelock Island (Hindi: हैवलॉक द्वीप) is the largest of the islands that comprise Ritchie's Archipelago, a chain of islands to the east of Great Andaman in the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is 41 km (25 mi) northeast of the capital city, Port Blair.
Contents
- India s best radhanagar beach havelock islands in 4k andaman and nicobar islands
- Map of Havelock Island Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744211
- India s best kept secret havelock island in andaman
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Administration
- Demographics
- Beaches
- Transportation
- References
Map of Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744211
India s best kept secret havelock island in andaman
Etymology
Havelock Island is named after a British general, Sir Henry Havelock, who served in India.
History
Havelock is one of the few places that the administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India has permitted and encouraged development of tourism, with a focus on promoting eco-tourism.
Havelock Island avoided much of the devastation by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and its resulting tsunami and there were no documented casualties.
There is a lighthouse at the northern point of the island, near Govinda Nagar, established in 2005.
Geography
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Peel Island and Neill Island.
Administration
Politically, Havelock Island is part of Port Blair taluk.
Demographics
The island's current population of 6,351 consists of mainly Bengali settlers. Many of these settlers have Bangladeshi origin as these people were given settlement by the Indian government after the 1971 war between India and Pakistan.
The six villages are:
Beaches
Radhanagar Beach on the western coast, also known as Number 7 Beach, is one of the most popular beaches on Havelock and was named "Best Beach in Asia" by Time in 2004. Other notable beaches include Elephant Beach on the northwest coast and Vijay Nagar Beach (No. 5), Beach No. 3 and Beach No. 1 on the east coast. Kalapathar is another famous beach.
Transportation
The island can be reached from Port Blair by government-operated ferries and private cruises. There are also helicopter services.
A local bus connects the jetty and villages on an hourly circuit.