East Volcano Islands is a small group of islands to the east of Great Andaman, all volcanic islands, located in the Andaman Sea.
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 13°27′N 94°16′E / 13.45°N 94.27°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 2 |
Major islands | |
Area | 15.97 km2 (6.17 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 710 m (2330 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | East Volcano Islands |
Tehsil | multiple |
Largest settlement | Narcondam Police Station (pop. 16) |
Demographics | |
Population | 16 (2016) |
Pop. density | 1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[3] |
Telephone code | 031927 [4] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[5] |
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 |
Administration
editNarcondam Island belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district.[6]
Transportation
editFerry service is available from Diglipur to Narcondam. Normally ship is available once a week, only authorized by police.
Demographics
editThere is only 1 village, at Narcondam.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ^ Narcondam Island, see Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 274.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.