{"id":379,"date":"2024-09-13T12:56:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T12:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/?p=379"},"modified":"2024-09-13T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:00:13","slug":"about-sri-vijaya-puram-city-area-population-old-name-language-climate-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/about-sri-vijaya-puram-city-area-population-old-name-language-climate-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"About Sri Vijaya Puram City, Area, Population, old name, Language, Climate and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sri Vijaya Puram is the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. Its old name is Port Blair. Sri Vijaya Puram is situated on the eastern coast of South Andaman Island, in the Bay of Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/images-2024-09-13t1829415526274948861632727.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/images-2024-09-13t1829415526274948861632727.jpg 739w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/images-2024-09-13t1829415526274948861632727-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sri Vijaya Puram <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/about-sri-vijaya-puram-city-area-population-old-name-language-climate-and-more\/#Sri_Vijaya_Puram_Etymology\" >Sri Vijaya Puram Etymology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/about-sri-vijaya-puram-city-area-population-old-name-language-climate-and-more\/#Sri_Vijaya_Puram_City_Area\" >Sri Vijaya Puram City Area<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/about-sri-vijaya-puram-city-area-population-old-name-language-climate-and-more\/#Sri_Vijaya_Puram_City_Population\" >Sri Vijaya Puram City Population<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/about-sri-vijaya-puram-city-area-population-old-name-language-climate-and-more\/#Sri_Vijaya_Puram_Climate\" >Sri Vijaya Puram Climate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/about-sri-vijaya-puram-city-area-population-old-name-language-climate-and-more\/#Languages_spoken_in_Sri_Vijaya_Puram_City\" >Languages spoken in Sri Vijaya Puram City<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sri_Vijaya_Puram_Etymology\"><\/span>Sri Vijaya Puram Etymology <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The word &#8220;Sri Vijaya Puram&#8221; Translates to the &#8220;City of Victory&#8221; in Sankrit and Telugu. This was renamed to mitigate the colonial legacy and to symbolise the victory achieved in our freedom struggle as stated by the union government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically Sri Vijaya Puram served as the naval base for various kingdoms and also has significance during the freedom struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also the place that hosted the first unfurling of our Tiranga by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Ji and also the cellular jail in which Veer Savarkar Ji and other freedom fighters struggled for an independent nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cellular_jail_andaman_and_nicobar5917011257884663956-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cellular_jail_andaman_and_nicobar5917011257884663956-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cellular_jail_andaman_and_nicobar5917011257884663956-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cellular_jail_andaman_and_nicobar5917011257884663956-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cellular_jail_andaman_and_nicobar5917011257884663956.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cellular Jail Sri Vijaya Puram <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sri_Vijaya_Puram_City_Area\"><\/span>Sri Vijaya Puram City Area <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Vijaya Puram City total area is 49 square kilometers (18.9 square miles). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sri_Vijaya_Puram_City_Population\"><\/span>Sri Vijaya Puram City Population<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The current estimated population of Port Blair city in 2024 is&nbsp;<strong>152,000<\/strong>. The total population as per the 2011 census is 140,572. While the population of Andaman and Nicobar islands is around 4.4 lakh. It means around one third of the population reside in Sri Vijaya Puram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1280px-aberdeen_clock_tower-1-port_blair-andaman-india525019006675665587-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1280px-aberdeen_clock_tower-1-port_blair-andaman-india525019006675665587-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1280px-aberdeen_clock_tower-1-port_blair-andaman-india525019006675665587-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1280px-aberdeen_clock_tower-1-port_blair-andaman-india525019006675665587-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1280px-aberdeen_clock_tower-1-port_blair-andaman-india525019006675665587-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1280px-aberdeen_clock_tower-1-port_blair-andaman-india525019006675665587.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clock tower, Sri Vijaya Puram <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sri_Vijaya_Puram_Climate\"><\/span>Sri Vijaya Puram Climate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The climate of Sri Vijaya Puram falls under a tropical monsoon with a heavy monsoon or dry season with no winter season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Languages_spoken_in_Sri_Vijaya_Puram_City\"><\/span>Languages spoken in Sri Vijaya Puram City<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Vijaya Puram City is a cosmopolitan city with the people speaking various languages residing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The languages spoken in Sri Vijaya Puram are Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil primarily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shree_munisuvrat_swami_jain_temple_port_blair6300498636262211166-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shree_munisuvrat_swami_jain_temple_port_blair6300498636262211166-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shree_munisuvrat_swami_jain_temple_port_blair6300498636262211166-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shree_munisuvrat_swami_jain_temple_port_blair6300498636262211166-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studybizz.com\/gk-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shree_munisuvrat_swami_jain_temple_port_blair6300498636262211166.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Vijaya Puram is the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. 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