South Andaman district
South Andaman district is one of the three districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal.
South Andaman district is one of the three districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. Sri Vijaya Puram, the capital of the Union Territory is the district headquarters. The area covered by this district is 2,640 km2.
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Worth seeing in and around South Andaman district
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Blair ) is a diocese located in the city of Port Blair in the ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India.
1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Delanipur Jama Mosque, Port Blair
The Jama Mosque, also known as Delanipur Mosque or Jama Masjid, is a Friday mosque located in the Delanipur area of Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the India. The mosque is a venue of celebration during festivals of Id-Ul-Fitr and Id-Ul-Zuha, by the local Muslim community.
2.2 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 03Sri Vetrimalai Murugan Temple
Sri Vetrimalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple located in Port Blair, which is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. This temple, dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan, is an important Hindu pilgrimage site for the islands.
1 km · Hindu temple in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India · Wikipedia - 04Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair is a medical school in Port Blair, India. Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences is a 100% Govt.
2.4 km · medical college in Andaman and Nicobar, India · Wikipedia - 05Netaji Stadium
Netaji Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The stadium hosts the major local football and cricket matches, and other public events.
700 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 06Raj Niwas, Port Blair
Lok Niwas formerly Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the capital city of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
800 m · building · Wikipedia
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Getting to South Andaman district
- Airports
- Veer Savarkar / INS Utkrosh (IXZ), 4 km
- Stations
- Veer Savarkar International Airport, 2.7 km · INS Utkrosh, 3.4 km
- Bhubaneswar → South Andaman district3858 km · quickest by road, 69h 23m · ₹29,600–37,000
- Visakhapatnam → South Andaman district4123 km · quickest by air, 17h 7m · ₹51,560–79,550
- Bangkok → South Andaman district2278 km · quickest by air, 12h 10m · ฿9,480–14,620
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for South Andaman district
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Andaman district. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerry takes 15 min from Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex jetty.
- Get inIf you are taking a guide, take a package tour from Rajiv Gandhi jetty (₹360 per head, will cover Ross, Viper and North Bay Islands, 9AM to 5PM every day).
- Get inYou can also pay the local fishermen to take you on day trips to mangrove creeks (Bridget Creek is nice) or places like Mt Harriet National Park (where you can beach your boat and go birdwatching).
From Wikivoyage: Ross Island (South Andaman), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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Next door to South Andaman district
- Srivijayapuramcapital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India1.2 km
- Afra Bayvillage in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India900 m
- Port Blair tehsiltehsil in South Andamans district of Andaman And Nicobar Islands, India600 m