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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Bitra
| native_name_lang =
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| map = India
| map_caption = Location of Bitra in [[Lakshadweep]]
| coordinates = {{coord|11|33|N|72|09|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = [[Arabian Sea]]
| island_type = [[coral]] [[atoll]]
| archipelago = [[Lakshadweep]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands = 2
| major_islands = {{hlist|Bitra|South Cay}}
| area_km2 = 0.187
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census |publisher=Government of Lakshadweep |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722061135/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf |archivedate=2016-07-22 }}</ref>
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| elevation_m = 2
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[States and union territories of India|Territory]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[Union territory]] of [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[List of districts in India#Lakshadweep (LD)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Lakshadweep]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Aminidivi]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Aminidivi]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = [[Subdivisions of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_4 = Bitra
| population = 278
| population_as_of = 2016
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| density_km2 = 1570
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| ethnic_groups = [[Malayali]], [[Mahl people|Mahls]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 682555
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04890
| website = {{URL|http://lakshadweep.nic.in/island_web/Bitra/index.htm}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-LD-07<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =57%[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
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'''Bitra''', also known as '''Bitrā Par''', is a [[coral]] [[atoll]] belonging to the [[Amindivi]] Subgroup of islands of the Union Territory of [[Lakshadweep]] in [[India]].<ref>[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)]</ref>
It is {{convert|483|km|abbr=on}} west of the city of [[Kochi]].

==History==
Prior to the 20th century, islanders from [[Kiltan]] and [[Chetlat]] visited the island to collect the eggs of [[pelagic bird]]s breeding there. Until 1945, when a woman from Chetlat made this island her home, there were no attempts to settle this island permanently.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tourotravel.com/india/lakshadweep/bitra-island-lakshadweep.html |title=Bitra Island, Lakshadweep |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120914092142/http://www.tourotravel.com/india/lakshadweep/bitra-island-lakshadweep.html |archive-date=14 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is a small shrine dedicated to an old Arab saint by the name of Malik Mulla who was buried on the island. The shrine has become a pilgrimage site.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lakshadweep.nic.in/documents/Chapter%20V/Kiltan/Bitra-7.pdf |title=MGNREGS - Bitra Island |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109003430/http://www.lakshadweep.nic.in/documents/Chapter%20V/Kiltan/Bitra-7.pdf |archive-date=9 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
The atoll of Bitra encompasses two islands.
The main Bitra Island {{convert|0.177|km2|abbr=on}} is located at the northern end of the Bitrā Par coral reef {{coord|11.598|N|72.187|E}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/bitra-par.php |title=Oceandots - Bitrā Par |accessdate=2011-11-08 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/bitra-par.php |archivedate=2010-12-23 }}</ref>
The small south cay {{convert|0.009|km2|abbr=on}}is located on the southern part of the coral reef {{coord|11.524|N|72.176|E}}.
Bitra is the smallest of the populated islands of Lakshadweep. It is located 33 km to the north of [[Perumal Par]] and 41 km to the southeast of [[Byramgore Reef]].<ref>[http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/10pdfs/Kurup-Lakshadweep.pdf Birds of Lakshadweep Islands]</ref>
The Bitra Par [[lagoon]] area is {{convert|54.61|km2|abbr=on}}.

==Population==
The 2011 census determined that 271 people made this island their home, making it the least populated among the inhabited islands in Lakshadweep.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lakshadweep.nic.in/FiveYearPlan_1_innerframe.htm |title=Lakshadweep - Five Year Plan |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511235551/http://lakshadweep.nic.in/FiveYearPlan_1_innerframe.htm |archive-date=11 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Administration==
The atoll belongs to the [[Subdivisions of India|township]] of Bitra of [[Aminidivi]] [[Tehsils of India|Tehsil]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163348/http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF Tehsils info]</ref>

==Transportation==
The main island has a small jetty on the south shore and a helipad on the westpoint.

==Economics==
The inhabitants on the island are engaged in very small scale farming and fishing which are mainly for the island consumption.

==Image gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
File:Lakshadweep.jpg|Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for [[Minicoy]]
File:Map of Lakshadweep-en.svg|Map
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120104173955/http://www.mapsofindia.com/lakshadweep/tourism/bitra-island.html Bitra Island]
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[[Category:Islands of Lakshadweep]]
[[Category:Atolls of India]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Lakshadweep]]


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