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{{short description|Human settlement in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox islands
| name                    = Andrott
| sobriquet        = 
| image_name       = 
| image_size       = 
| image_caption    = 
| image_alt        = 
| map_alt          = 
| map_width        = 
| map              = India3
| map_caption      = Location of Andrott Island in [[Lakshadweep]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|10.81|N|73.67|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology        = 
| location         = [[Arabian Sea]]
| archipelago      = [[Lakshadweep]]
| waterbody        = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands    = 1
| major_islands    = {{hlist|Andrott}}
| area_km2         = 4.98
| area_footnotes   = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census |publisher=Government of Lakshadweep |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722061135/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |archive-date=2016-07-22 }}</ref>
| rank             = 
| length_km        = 1.4
| width_km         = 4.7
| coastline_km     = 10
| elevation_m      =0
| highest_mount    = 
| country          = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title      = [[States and union territories of India|Territory]]
| country_admin_divisions            = {{flagicon image|}} [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1    = [[List of districts in India#Lakshadweep (LD)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions_1          = [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2    = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_2          = [[Laccadive Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3    = [[Tehsils of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_3          = Andrott
| country_admin_divisions_title_4    = [[Subdivisions of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_4          = Andrott
| country_largest_city              = Andrott
| country_largest_city_population = 11000
| population       = 11464
| population_as_of = 2014
| population_footnotes = 
| population_rank = 
| population_rank_max = 
| density_km2      = 2300
| density_rank     =
| density_footnotes = 
| ethnic_groups    = [[jasari]], [[Mahl people|Mahls]]
| timezone1        = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1      = +5:30
| timezone1_DST    = 
| utc_offset1_DST  = 
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]  
| postal_code             = 682551
| area_code_type          = Telephone code
| area_code               = 04893
| website          = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code      = IN-LD-07<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info  = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.74%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =0.9685 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
}}
}}

'''Andrott Island''', ({{IPA|ml|ɐn̪d̪roːt̪ːə̆|lang}}) also known as Androth, is a small inhabited island in the [[Union Territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]], a group of 36 [[coral island]]s scattered in the [[Arabian Sea]] off the western coast of India.<ref name="groundwater">{{cite journal|vauthors =Singh VS, Sarwade DV, Mondal NC, Nanadakumar MV, Singh B |title=Evaluation of groundwater resources in a tiny Andrott Island, Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India|journal=Environmental Monitoring and Assessment|date=October 2008 |pmid=18839323 |doi=10.1007/s10661-008-0569-y |volume=158|issue=1–4|pages=145–54}}</ref> It has a distance of {{convert|293|km|abbr=on}} west of the city of [[Kochi]].

==History==
Andrott Island had been known as 'Divanduru' in the past, a name that is found in some old French maps. It belongs to the [[Laccadive Islands]] subgroup, which had been historically a part of the [[Arakkal Kingdom]].<ref>Geneviève Bouchon, ''Mamale de Cananor'', Librairie Droz, {{ISBN|9782600033541}}, p. 40</ref> It was the first island to embrace Islam.

==Geography==
Andrott Island is the nearest to the mainland from all the islands in the group<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lakshadweep.nic.in/KL_Isl_Androth.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127182655/http://www.lakshadweep.nic.in/KL_Isl_Androth.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2010|title=Androth Island - Lakshadweep U.T|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref> and it is also the longest, as well as the biggest (area-wise) island.

It is located approximately {{convert|219|km}} from [[Kannur]], {{convert|234|km}} from [[Kozhikode]], and {{convert|293|km}} from [[Kochi, India|Kochi]].<ref name="Andrott"/> The island has an area of {{convert|4.98|km2}} and is the only island of the group to have a west–east orientation.<ref name="Andrott">{{cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Lakshadweep/Andrott-Island-13705.htm|title=India9.com:Andrott Island}}</ref> It has a [[lagoon]] area of {{convert|6.6|km2|abbr=on}}.

==Demographics==
Most of the inhabitants are [[Islam|Muslims]] with a presence of Hindu minority. The Saint [[Sheikh Ubaidullah|Ubaidullah]] who is believed to have preached Islam in Lakshadweep Islands, died here. His remains are entombed in the Jumah mosque.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webindia123.com/territories/lakshadweep/land/islands.htm#A|title=Islands and Shoreline Lakshadweep|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>

The island also houses several [[Buddhist]] archaeological remains.<ref name="Andrott"/>

==Administration==
The island belongs to the [[Subdivisions of India|township]] of Andrott of Andrott [[Tehsils of India|Tehsil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163348/http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2011|title=Tehsils info|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Andrott
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 30.3
|Feb high C = 30.9
|Mar high C = 32.2
|Apr high C = 33.1
|May high C = 32.8
|Jun high C = 30.5
|Jul high C = 29.9
|Aug high C = 30.1
|Sep high C = 30.0
|Oct high C = 30.5
|Nov high C = 30.4
|Dec high C = 30.7
|year high C = 
|Jan low C = 24.4
|Feb low C = 24.8
|Mar low C = 25.5
|Apr low C = 26.3
|May low C = 26.4
|Jun low C = 24.9
|Jul low C = 24.3
|Aug low C = 24.9
|Sep low C = 24.7
|Oct low C = 24.7
|Nov low C = 24.1
|Dec low C = 24.0
|year low C = 
|Jan rain mm = 10.5
|Feb rain mm = 2.4
|Mar rain mm = 6.0
|Apr rain mm = 25.9
|May rain mm = 130.4
|Jun rain mm = 401.7
|Jul rain mm = 486.1
|Aug rain mm = 238.6
|Sep rain mm = 182.2
|Oct rain mm = 166.5
|Nov rain mm = 129.8
|Dec rain mm = 90.2
|rain colour = green
|year rain mm = 
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department (1965–1979)<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Climate of Andrott 
 |url=http://www.imd.gov.in/doc/climateimp.pdf 
 |publisher=India meteorological department 
 |access-date=31 May 2014 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017164642/http://www.imd.gov.in/doc/climateimp.pdf 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-date=17 October 2015 
}}</ref>
}}

==Image Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
File:Lakshadweep.jpg|Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for [[Minicoy]]
File:Map of Lakshadweep-en.svg|Map
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Portal|India|Islands}}
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[[Category:Islands of Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:Atolls of India]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Lakshadweep district]]
[[Category:Islands of India]]
[[Category:Populated places in India]]


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