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
Boning Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Boning Island
Boning Island
Location of Boning Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12°17′N 92°46′E / 12.28°N 92.76°E / 12.28; 92.76
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area3.004 km2 (1.160 sq mi)[1][failed verification]
Length3.0 km (1.86 mi)
Width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Coastline8.4 km (5.22 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupWest Baratang Group
TalukRangat Taluk
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[2][failed verification]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2/
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

Geography

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The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and east of Port Anson and Talakaicha Island.

Administration

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Politically, Boning Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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