East Volcano Islands

East Volcano Islands

Location within Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	13°27′N 94°16′E / 13.45°N 94.27°E / 13.45; 94.27
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	2
Major islands	Narcondam Island Barren Island
Area	15.97 km2 (6.17 sq mi)
Highest elevation	710 m (2330 ft)
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	East Volcano Islands
Tehsil	multiple
Largest settlement	Narcondam Police Station (pop. 16)
Demographics
Population	16 (2016)
Pop. density	1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202
Telephone code	031927
ISO code	IN-AN-00
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

East Volcano Islands is a small group of islands to the east of Great Andaman, all volcanic islands, located in the Andaman Sea. The two islands in this group are: Narcondam Island, Barren Island

Administration

East Volcano Islands belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district.

Narcondam Island belongs to Diglipur tehsil and Barren Island belongs to Rangat tehsil.

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

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