Baratang Island
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Baratang 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 150 km (93 mi) north of Port Blair.
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Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12.18°N 92.80°E / 12.18; 92.80 |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 242.6 km2 (93.7 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 27.8 km (17.27 mi) |
Width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Coastline | 117 km (72.7 mi) |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Great Andaman | |
Taluk | Rangat |
Largest settlement | Nilambur (pop. 1600) |
Divisional Forest Officer | Sandeep Divyajyoti Behera |
Demographics | |
Population | 5691 (2011)census 2011, only villages on Baratang |
Pop. density | 23.45/km2 (60.74/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Munda, Khadiya, Chotanagpuri |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[2] |
Telephone code | 031927[3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 75.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | 1.05♂/♀ |
Census Code | 35.639.0002 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English |
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