Mayabunder

Mayabunder

Mayabandar
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″N92°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

Mayabunderis a town and atehsilin the northern part ofMiddle Andaman Island,Andaman Archipelago,India.The name is also spelledMaya BunderorMaya Bandar.As of 2001, the county had 23,912 inhabitants, of which 3182 were in the town.^[1]It was settled in theBritishcolonial period by immigrants fromMyanmarand ex-convicts fromMainland India.

Administratively, Mayabunder is the headquarters of theNorth and Middle Andaman district,which is part of theAndaman and Nicobar Islandsterritory.^[2]

Geography

Mayabunder is linked withPort Blairby theAndaman Trunk Road(242 km) and by ferry (136 km).^[3]

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
Averagerelative humidity(%)(at 17:30IST)	77	76	74	76	83	87	88	89	89	87	84	81	83
Source:India Meteorological Department^[4]^[5]

Economy and facilities

Mayabunder is a waystation for several tourist attractions, such as mangrove linedtidal creeks,the beach atAves Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)(30 minutes by boat), andKaramatang Beach(13 km), asea turtlenesting ground.Port Blairand Mayabunder are the only ports that can harbour passenger ships from mainland India.

Mayabunder has a publiccollegenamedMahatma Gandhi Government College.

On 24 December 2012,Indian Coast GuardStation Mayabunder, the first CG Station in the NorthAndaman Islandswas commissioned by the Defence Secretary, ShriShashi Kant Sharma.

Villages

According 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

^^a ^bGovernment 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.
^"MAYABUNDER ANDAMAN ISLANDS - HOW TO PLAN AND VISIT IN 2020".www.experienceandamans.com.Retrieved25 January2020.
^ "Station: Mayabandar Climatological Table 1981–2010"(PDF).Climatological Normals 1981–2010.India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 483–484. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved10 February2020.
^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)"(PDF).India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M3. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved10 February2020.

[popfi-1] Government of India (2001),2001 Census - Population Finder.(Select "Mayabunder" ) Accessed on 2012-07-19.

[cenmap-2] Government of India (2011),Andaman and Nicobar islands, Administrative divisions 2011.Accessed on 2012-07-29.

[3] "MAYABUNDER ANDAMAN ISLANDS - HOW TO PLAN AND VISIT IN 2020".www.experienceandamans.com.Retrieved25 January2020.

[IMDnormals-4] "Station: Mayabandar Climatological Table 1981–2010"(PDF).Climatological Normals 1981–2010.India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 483–484. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved10 February2020.

[IMDextremes-5] "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)"(PDF).India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M3. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved10 February2020.

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