Garacharma Island

Garacharma Island
Garacharma Island
Location of Garacharma Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 11°38′06″N 92°41′20″E / 11.635°N 92.689°E / 11.635; 92.689Coordinates: 11°38′06″N 92°41′20″E / 11.635°N 92.689°E / 11.635; 92.689
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
Area 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)[1]
Length 1.17 km (0.727 mi)
Width 0.40 km (0.249 mi)
Coastline 2.95 km (1.833 mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)[2]
Administration
District South Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Port Blair Islands
Tehsil Port Blair
Largest settlement Garacharma Island villa
Demographics
Population 0 (2011)
Pop. density 0.00 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744101[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
ISO code IN-AN-00[5]
Official website www.and.nic.in
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

Garacharma Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6] the island is lying 6 km (4 mi) west from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Port Blair Islands and lies in the middle of Flat Bay.

Administration

Politically, Garacharma Island, along neighboring Port Blair Islands, are part of Port Blair Taluk.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ↑ "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (PDF) (173). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  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 2016-09-23.
  5. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  7. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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