A PRESENTATION ON ~~

SUBMITTED TO –
----WARSHI SINGH

SUBMITTED BY –
RIDHI PORWAL
 CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION

 HISTORY

 GEOGRAPHY

 DEMOGRAPHICS

 FLORA

 FAUNA

 NATIONAL PARK
 FAIR & FESTIVAL

 CUISINE

 COSTUME

 RELIGION

 THE SISTERS

 TOURIST ATTRACTION

 TIME TO VISIT

 WHAT TO DO IN ANDAMAN

 TRANSPORTATION

 CONCLUSION
ANDAMAN NICOBAR
 INTRODUCTION
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands  is one
of the seven union territories of India, are
a group of islands at the juncture of
the Bay of Bengal and Andaman sea. It
comprises two island groups,
the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar
Islands, separated by the 10°N parallel.
 HISTORY

The earliest archaeological evidence yet documented

goes back some 2,200 years. However, genetic and 
cultural studies suggest that the indigenous 
Andamanese people may have been isolated from
other populations.
 GEOGRAPHY

The islands extend from 6° to 14° North latitudes and from

92° to 94° East longitudes. The Andamans are separated from
the Nicobar group by a channel (the Ten Degree Channel)
some 150 km wide.
SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION OF
ANDAMAN NICOBAR
 DEMOGRAPHICS

Hindi and English are the official languages of the

islands.Bengali is the dominant and most spoken
language, with 26% of the population speaking Bengali.
The other major languages spoken in the islands are
Telugu,Malayalam and Nicobarese.Other minor spoken
languages are Hindi, Tamil,Munda and Kharia.
 FLORA
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have a tropical
rainforest canopy, made of a mixed flora with elements
from Indian, Myanmar, Malaysian and endemic floral
strains
This a typical forest coverage is made up of different types, namely:

1- Giant evergreen forest
2- Andamans tropical evergreen forest
3- Cane brakes
4- Wet bamboo brakes
5- Andamans semi-evergreen forest
6- Mangrove forest
 FAUNA
About 50 varieties of forest
mammals are found to occur in
the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.Some are endemic,
including the Andaman Wild
Boar. Rodents are the largest
group with 26 species, followed
by 14 species of bat.Saltwater
crocodile is also found in
abundance. The State Animal
of Andaman is thedugong, also
known as the sea cow, which
can be found in Little Andaman
.
STATE BIRD OF ANDAMAN-
WOOD
 NATIONAL PARK
S.N National Park Year of notification
o
1 Mahatma Gandhi marine 1983
National park
2 Middle Button island 1987
National park
3 Rani Jhansi marine National 1996
park
4 Saddle peak National park 1987
5 Campbell Bay National park 1992
RANI JHANSI MARINE NATIONAL PARK
 CUISINE
The Andaman and Nicobar
Islands cuisine mainly
comprises of sea food.
These are mostly found in
the hotels and restaurants
of the island. ... The food of
the Andamanese mainly
comprises of non veg items
like meat. They also intake a
lot of fruits that are found
in forests.
 COSTUME

The clothing-patterns of Islands are transforming. Sea-

Shell ornaments, leaves dresses and similar products’
made clothing are simply amazing.
 RELIGION

Most of the people in

Andaman and Nicobar
Islands believe in the
religion of Animism.The
other religions followed in
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands are Hinduism,
Islam, Christianity,
Budhism, Sikhism and
Jainism.
Religion in Andaman and Nicobar
(2011)
  Hinduism (69.44%)
  Christianity (21.7%)
  Islam (8.51%)
  Sikhism (0.33%)
  Buddhism (0.08%)
  Other or not religious (0.5%)
 THE SISTERS- ANDAMAN
The Sisters is small
uninhabited islands in the
Andaman Archipelago, at
the northern side of the
Duncan Passage.
Before the British
established a colony on the
Andaman, the Sister islands
were visited occasionally by
the Onge people of Little
Andaman Island for fishing.
They may have been a
waystation for their
temporary settlement of
Rutland Island between
1890 and 1930.
 ACCOMODATION
-- FortuneResort
Bay Island
• Silver sand beach
resort
• Deluxe and
Standard Hotels
• Resorts and
Cottages
• Sinclairs Bay
View Hotel 
MEGHDOOT POST CARD OF
ANDAMAN NICOBAR
 CURRANCY OF
ANDAMAN NICOBAR

its a part of India. so it uses Indian currency and coins.