⭐Cellular Jail | Tri-Service Command HQ | Strategic Indo-Pacific position
0.4M
Population
Census-based
8,249 km²
Area
Survey of India
86.3%
Literacy
Census 2011
1
Major Cities
Listed below
Leadership & Administration
Lt. Gov / AdministratorAdmiral DK Joshi (Lt. Governor)
CapitalPort Blair
RegionEast India
StatusUnion Territory
About This Page
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and Survey of India (see footer). DRISHTI intentionally does not
display GDP, growth-rate, or per-capita-income figures on state
pages, since these change constantly and cannot be verified as
current without a live government API — showing stale numbers as
if live would be misleading. Use the State News
tab for what's actually happening right now.
Major Industries
Tourism
Fishing
Coconut & Timber
Agriculture
Major Cities
🏙 Port Blair
Sector Notes
Cellular Jail heritage. India's only Tri-Service Command. Marine biodiversity reserve.