Porlob 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 81 km (50 mi) north from Port Blair.

Porlob Island
Porlob Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Porlob Island
Porlob Island
Location of Porlob Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12°24′N 92°52′E / 12.40°N 92.86°E / 12.40; 92.86
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)[1]
Length5.4 km (3.36 mi)
Width3.2 km (1.99 mi)
Coastline19.37 km (12.036 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupEast Baratang Group
TalukRangat Taluk
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744203[2]
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 East Baratang Group and lies west of Kadamtala Beach.

Administration

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Politically, Porlob Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[6]

Demographics

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There is only 1 village, located at the middle of the island, but it is now uninhabited. It is a woodcutters camp called Porlob depot which used to be populated each summer, until 2007 when it was closed.

References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. 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.