| Code | City / Office | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| AN01 | Port Blair - Andaman District | +(91)-3192-230225 |
| AN02 | Car Nicobar - Nicobar District | - |
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of India's most geographically remote and ecologically precious Union Territories, comprises 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal - of which only 37 are permanently inhabited. The UT's Transport Department operates under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration and manages a small but uniquely placed RTO network with offices on the main inhabited islands. All vehicles here carry the AN prefix, with AN-01 corresponding to Port Blair, the UT's capital on South Andaman.
Transport in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is fundamentally different from anywhere else in India. The island geography means that road transport is necessarily confined to each individual island. Inter-island movement requires boats or aircraft - there are no roads connecting the islands. The total road length in the UT is approximately 1,100 km across all inhabited islands, with South Andaman having the most developed road network centred on Port Blair.
The total vehicle population of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is extremely small by Indian standards - fewer than 60,000 registered vehicles serve the entire UT, compared to Delhi's 80 lakh. This makes the AN prefix one of the rarest in India, and AN-registered vehicles are almost exclusively seen on the islands themselves.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands fall under the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regime - foreign nationals require special permits to visit, and even Indian nationals need permits for the Nicobar group of islands (which are even more restricted than the Andamans due to the presence of uncontacted tribal communities and strategic military installations). The RTO's vehicle permit system for commercial vehicles must coordinate with these security frameworks, particularly for vehicles serving the Car Nicobar and Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar) areas.
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