Havelock Island
Havelock Island, with an area of 113.93 km2, is the largest of the islands which comprise Ritchie's Archipelago a chain of islands to the east of Great Andaman in the Andaman Islands. Havelock is situated 57 km North East of Capital City Port Blair. The population numbered 5,354 as of the census of 2001.[1]
Overview
The island is named after, a British general active in India. The island's current population consists of Bengali settlers.
It 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 which was visited upon most of the shores affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and its resultant tsunami, and there were no documented casualties.
Beach No. 7 on the western coast, better known as "Radha Nagar" Beach, is one of the most popular beaches on Havelock and was named "Best Beach in Asia" by Time in 2004.[2] Other notable beaches include Elephant Beach on the northwest coast and Vijaynagar Beach (No. 5), Beach No. 3 and Beach No. 1 on the east coast.
The five villages are Govinda Nagar, Bejoy Nagar, Shyam Nagar, Krishna Nagar and Radha Nagar.
Gallery
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Elephanta Beach, Havelock Island
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Radhanagar Beach. Beach no.7, picture1
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Radhanagar Beach. Beach no.7, picture2
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Radhanagar Beach. Beach no.7, picture3
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uninhabited area on Havelock.
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Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island, May 2010
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Havelock Island. |
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Havelock Island travel guide from Wikivoyage - Havelock Island Andaman Photographs as on September 2010
Coordinates: 11°58′N 93°00′E / 11.967°N 93.000°E