East Volcano Islands
East Volcano Islands is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
East Volcano Islands
East Volcano Islands
Location of Narcondam Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates13°27′N 94°16′E / 13.45°N 94.27°E / 13.45; 94.27
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands2
Major islands
Area15.97 km2 (6.17 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation710 m (2330 ft)[2]
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupEast Volcano Islands
Tehsilmultiple
Largest settlementNarcondam Police Station (pop. 16)
Demographics
Population16 (2016)
Pop. density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[3]
Telephone code031927 [4]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[5]
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

East Volcano Islands is a small group of islands to the east of Great Andaman, all volcanic islands, located in the Andaman Sea.

Administration

Narcondam Island belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district.[6]

Transportation

Ferry service is available from Diglipur to Narcondam. Normally ship is available once a week, only authorized by police.

Demographics

There is only 1 village, at Narcondam.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ code
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.


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