Port Blair, India
Port Blair is a regional capital of 112,050 people in Andaman and Nicobar, India, founded in 1858.
Why visit Port Blair
Townapedia lists 22 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 32 places to eat, 52 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cellular Jail, HMS Statesman and Netaji Stadium.
Weather in Port Blair
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About Port Blair
Port Blair (), officially named Sri Vijaya Puram (Hindi pronunciation: [ˌɕɾˈɨː ˈʋɪ̯ˌd͡ʑʌjᵊ pʊˈɾ.əm]), is the capital city of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located on the South Andaman Island situated between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east. It is located approximately 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata in mainland India. It is the headquarters of the South Andaman district, and the union territory's only notified town.
From the Wikipedia article Port Blair (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Port Blair on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do5
Museums and landmarks22
Science Centre
Museum · 1.7 km
Science Centre Corbyns Cove Road, Science City, Shadipur, Port Blair
10 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
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Restaurants and cafes32
20 more on the map.
History
The indigenous inhabitants of the region were the Andamanese, who may have been isolated from other populations during the Paleolithic era, which ended 30,000 years ago. The islands are referred to by various historians and travellers such as Ptolemy in the first century AD, Marco Polo in the 13th century, Friar Odoric in 14th century, and Cesare Federici in 16th century.
From the History section of Port Blair on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay52
North Harriet View Home Stay (Bed & Breakfast)
Motel and hotel · 1.9 km
Ward No. 3 Anarkali Street Haddo
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping9
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Pondicherry University Port Blair Campus
School · 3.5 km
Pondicherry University Brookshabad, South Andman, Port Blair
Healthcare13
Map of Port Blair
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Getting there and nearby towns
Veer Savarkar International Airport (IXZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Bamboo Flat 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Prothrapur 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Garacharma 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Port blair1, No machine-readable author provided. Kotoviski assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Govt Girls' Senior Secondary School, Port Blair, Biswarup Ganguly, Public domain
- Marina park-18-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marina park-17-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue in Port Blair (74669), PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue in Port Blair, PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue in Port Blair (37177), PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue in Port Blair (66707), PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue in Port Blair (36067), PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue in Port Blair (16977), PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue in Port Blair (52480), PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marina park-14-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marina park-16-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marina park-8-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India - panoramio, Anil Kaushik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andaman Club, Port Blair, India, Biswarup Ganguly, Public domain
- Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India - panoramio (2), Anil Kaushik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India - panoramio (1), Anil Kaushik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gandhi park-6-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red breasted parakeet-4-gandhi park-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red breasted parakeet-3-gandhi park-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red breasted parakeet-2-gandhi park-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HMS Statesman, Stewart Bale Ltd, Liverpool, Public domain
- Front View of Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Jomesh, CC BY 3.0
- Netaji Stadium, Portblair, Rohith1995, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Battle tank-3-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Armament-1-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Armament-2-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Battle tank-2-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Battle tank-4-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Battle tank-1-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Netaji statue-4-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Netaji statue-1-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Netaji statue-3-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Netaji statue-2-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vijayanta main battle tank-4-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vijayanta main battle tank-5-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vijayanta main battle tank-1-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vijayanta main battle tank-2-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vijayanta main battle tank-3-marina park-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Joggers park-2-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Science Centre Port Blair A&N Island Gallery 4150299, Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Swatantrya jyot-2-cellular jail-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National martyrs column-2-cellular jail-andalan-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Corbyns cove beach-6-port blair-andaman-India, Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0
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