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 Location of Porlob Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12°24′N 92°52′E / 12.40°N 92.86°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 5.4 km (3.36 mi) |
| Width | 3.2 km (1.99 mi) |
| Coastline | 19.37 km (12.036 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Island sub-group | East Baratang Group |
| Taluk | Rangat Taluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744203[2] |
| Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
| Official website | www |
| 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 |
Geography
editThe island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies west of Kadamtala Beach.
Administration
editPolitically, Porlob Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[6]
Demographics
editThere 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
edit- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Geological Survey of India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
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