Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep is a Union Territory of India. It consists of 36 coral islands totaling 32 km² in the Arabian Sea, between 200 to 300 km off the coast of Kerala.
The main islands are Kavarrati (It is the Capital of Lakshadweep), Agatti, Minicoy, and Amini. The total population of the 10 inhabited islands is about 60,595 according to Census 2001. Agatti has the airport where there are direct flights from Cochin.
The name of the archipelago literally means hundred thousand islands (laksha = one hundred thousand, dweep = island).
Prior to 1973, the island group was known by the anglicized name Laccadives (compare to Maldives, Sanskrit name Maladweepa).
There is no specific language used in these islands. For communication each island has there own dialect. Except the dialect that is used by Minicoy population all the other islands have some similarity.
