Lakshadweep
Indian union territory
Lakshadweep 120 to 270 mi) off the south western coast of India. The archipelago is a Union Territory and is governed by the Union Government of India. Lakshadweep comes from "Lakshadweepa", which means "one hundred thousand islands" in Sanskrit as well as many Indian languages like Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and others.
Capital : Kavaratt
Population (2011)
: 64,429
Largest city: Andrott Districts : 1
Official languages : Malayalam, English,Mahl (Dhivehi) is spoken
on Minicoy Island
Area : 32
km2 (12 sq mi) Website : www.lakshadweep.gov.in
Coordinates: 10.57°N 72.63°E Time zone : IST (UTC+05:30)