West Baratang Islands
West Baratang Islands is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
West Baratang Islands
West Baratang Islands
Location of West Baratang Group
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12°12′N 92°44′E / 12.20°N 92.74°E / 12.20; 92.74
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands20
Major islands
Area40.05 km2 (15.46 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation136 m (446 ft)[2]
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupGreat Andaman
TalukRangat Taluk
Demographics
Population0 (2016)
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

West Baratang Group are an island group of the Andaman Islands, located west of Baratang Island.

Administration

Politically, the Baratang Islands, are part of Rangat Taluk.[6] The islands are also known as Port Anson Islands.

Fauna

Parrot island is a famous tourist spot.[7][8] It is a small uninhabited island located near Baratang Jetty. What makes it attractive for tourists is the mystery that this island holds which calls thousands of parrots every evening.

References

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 276.
  3. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. ^ pic1
  8. ^ pic2 wandur


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