East Volcano Islands

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

East Volcano Islands
East Volcano Islands
Location of Narcondam Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates13.45°N 94.27°E / 13.45; 94.27
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian 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

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

  •  India portal

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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  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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