Boning Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island lies 67 km (42 mi) north from Port Blair.
  Boning Island Location of Boning Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12°17′N 92°46′E / 12.28°N 92.76°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 3.004 km2 (1.160 sq mi)[1][failed verification] |
| Length | 3.0 km (1.86 mi) |
| Width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Coastline | 8.4 km (5.22 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | West Baratang Group |
| Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[2][failed verification] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 84.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 1.2♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
Geography
editThe island belongs to the West Baratang Group and east of Port Anson and Talakaicha Island.
Administration
editPolitically, Boning Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
External links
edit
- Geological Survey of India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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