Kalpati

Not to be confused with Kalpeni Island

Kalpatti Island

Location of Kalpatti Island in Lakshadweep
Geography
Location	Arabian Sea
Coordinates	10°48′47″N 72°10′01″E / 10.813°N 72.167°ECoordinates: 10°48′47″N 72°10′01″E / 10.813°N 72.167°E
Archipelago	Lakshadweep
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Kalpatti
Area	0.085 km^2 (0.033 sq mi)[1]
Length	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Width	0.25 km (0.155 mi)
Coastline	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Highest elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Administration
India
Territory	Union territory of Lakshadweep
District	Lakshadweep
Island group	Laccadive Islands
Tehsils of India	Kavaratti
Subdivisions of India	Agatti Island
Demographics
Demonym	Malayali
Population	0 (as of 2014)
Density	0 /km^2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	68255x
Telephone code	0489x
Official website	www.lakshadweep.gov.in
ISO Code	IN-LD-06[2]
Avg. summer temperature	32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio	0♂/♀
unit_pref	Metric

Kalpatti Island is an uninhabited island of Agatti atoll in Lakshadweep, India. There were plans to extend the runway of the airport on the nearby Agatti Island to Kalpati Island to accommodate jet aircraft.^[3] The plans were rejected on environmental grounds because the proposed runway extension would have passed a turtle colony.^[4]

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Agatti Island of Kavaratti Tehsil^[5].

Image gallery

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  Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy

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  Map

See also

• Agatti Aerodrome

References

1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep.
2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
3. Sinha, Saurabh (February 15, 2007). "Airport across two islands in Lakshadweep". Times Of India. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
4. Sinha, Saurabh (February 6, 2013). "Bridge on sea to extend Lakshadweep airport runway". Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
5. Tehsils info