LAKSHADWEEP

The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India. The total land area is 11 sq mi or 32 km². Ten of the islands are inhabited. Lakshadweep is the northern part of the erstwhile Lakshadweepa. The islands are the northernmost among the Lakshadweep-Maldives-Chagos group of islands, which are actually the tops of a vast undersea mountain range, in the Indian Ocean, the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge.
The land area is 32 square kilometres (12 sq mi);^[ the lagoon area is about 4,200 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi), the territorial waters area is 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) and the economic zone area is 400,000 square kilometres (150,000 sq mi).

Atoll/Reef/Bank (alternate name)	type	Land Area (km²)	Lagoon Area (km²)	No. of islets	Pop. Census 2001	Location
Amindivi Islands
Cora Divh	bank	-	339.45	-	-	13°42′N 72°11′E / 13.7°N 72.183°E / 13.7; 72.183 (Cora Divh)
Sesostris Bank	bank	-	388.53	-	-	13°08′N 72°00′E / 13.133°N 72°E / 13.133; 72 (Sesostris Bank)
Bassas de Pedro (Munyal Par, Padua Bank)	bank	-	2474.33	-	-	13°07′N 72°25′E / 13.117°N 72.417°E / 13.117; 72.417 (Bassas de Pedro)
Cherbaniani Reef (Beleapani Reef)	reef	0.01	172.59	2	-	12°18′N 71°53′E / 12.3°N 71.883°E / 12.3; 71.883 (Cherbaniani Reef)
Byramgore Reef (Chereapani)	reef	0.01	57.46	1	-	11°54′N 71°49′E / 11.9°N 71.817°E / 11.9; 71.817 (Byramgore Reef)
Chetlat Island	atoll	1.14	1.60	1	2289	11°42′N 72°42′E / 11.7°N 72.7°E / 11.7; 72.7 (Chetlat Island)
Bitrā Island	atoll	0.10	45.61	2	264	11°33′N 72°09′E / 11.55°N 72.15°E / 11.55; 72.15 (Bitrā Island)
Kiltān Island	atoll	2.20	1.76	1	3664	11°29′N 73°00′E / 11.483°N 73°E / 11.483; 73 (Kiltān Island)
Kadmat Island (Cardamom)	atoll	3.20	37.50	1	5319	11°14′N 72°47′E / 11.233°N 72.783°E / 11.233; 72.783 (Kadmat Island)
Elikalpeni Bank	bank	-	95.91	-	-	11°12′N 73°58′E / 11.2°N 73.967°E / 11.2; 73.967 (Elikalpeni Bank)
Perumal Par	reef	0.01	83.02	1	-	11°10′N 72°04′E / 11.167°N 72.067°E / 11.167; 72.067 (Perumal Par)
Amini Island 1)	atoll	2.59	155.09 1)	1	7340	11°06′N 72°45′E / 11.1°N 72.75°E / 11.1; 72.75 (Amini Island)
Laccadive Islands
Bangaram Island (Bangaram) 2)	atoll	2.30	46.25	4	- 3)	10°56′N 72°17′E / 10.933°N 72.283°E / 10.933; 72.283 (Bangaram Island)
Agatti Island 2)	atoll	3.84	17.50	4	7072	10°50′N 72°12′E / 10.833°N 72.2°E / 10.833; 72.2 (Agatti Island)
Pitti Island 1)	islet 1)	0.01	155.09 1)	1	-	10°50′N 72°38′E / 10.833°N 72.633°E / 10.833; 72.633 (Pitti Island)
Androth Island (Andrott)	atoll	4.90	4.84	1	10720	10°50′N 73°41′E / 10.833°N 73.683°E / 10.833; 73.683 (Androth Island)
Kavaratti Island	atoll	4.22	4.96	1	10113	10°33′N 72°38′E / 10.55°N 72.633°E / 10.55; 72.633 (Kavaratti Island)
Kalpeni Island	atoll	2.79	25.60	7	4319	10°05′N 73°38′E / 10.083°N 73.633°E / 10.083; 73.633 (Kalpeni Island)
Suheli Par	atoll	0.57	78.76	2	-	10°05′N 72°17′E / 10.083°N 72.283°E / 10.083; 72.283 (Suheli Par)
Minicoy
Investigator Bank	bank	-	141.78	-	-	08°32′N 73°17′E / 8.533°N 73.283°E / 8.533; 73.283 (Investigator Bank)
Minicoy Island	atoll	4.80	30.60	2	9495	08°17′N 73°02′E / 8.283°N 73.033°E / 8.283; 73.033 (Minicoy Island)
Lakshadweep		32.69	4203.14	32	60595

KAVARATTI ISLAND

Kavaratti (Malayalam: കവരത്തി) is a census town in the Indian Union Territory and the capital of Lakshadweep. Kavaratti is also the name of the island upon which the town stands.
The island of Kavaratti lies 360 km off the coast of the state of Kerala at 10°34′N 72°37′E / 10.57°N 72.62°E / 10.57; 72.62. It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 feet). The closest island is uninhabited Pitti islet, located 24 km north of Kavaratti. The inhabited island of Agatti lies 54 km to the NW and the uninhabited Suheli Par 53 km to the SW.