James Island (Andaman Islands)
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 11°57′00″N 92°43′37″E / 11.95°N 92.727°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 1.7 km (1.06 mi) |
Width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
Coastline | 5.3 km (3.29 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Napier Bay Islands |
Tehsil | Ferrargunj Tehsil |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[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 |
James 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.[5] The island is 30 km (19 mi) north of Port Blair.
Geography
[edit]The island belongs to the Napier Bay Islands and lies north of Shoal Bay.
Administration
[edit]Politically, James Island, along neighboring Napier Bay Islands, are part of Ferrargunj Taluk.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "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. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage