North Andaman Island

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{{Infobox islands
| name = North Andaman
| image_name = North_Andaman_Island_Map.jpg
| image_caption = Map of North Andaman Island
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal
| pushpin_label_position = left
| coordinates = {{coord|13.25|N|92.93|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]
| archipelago = [[Andaman Islands]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| area_km2 = 1317
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman|access-date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| length_km = 80
| width_km = 26
| coastline_km = 366
| elevation_m = 731
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="nga">{{cite enroute|173|2017|275}}</ref>
| highest_mount = [[Saddle Peak (Andaman Islands)|Saddle Peak]]
| country = [[India]]
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Andaman Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Great Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Diglipur|Diglipur Taluk]]
| country_largest_city = [[Diglipur]]
| country_largest_city_population = 15,000
| population = 42541
| population_as_of = 2011
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| density_km2 = 32.3
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| ethnic_groups = [[Andamanese people|Andamanese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 744202<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=23 March 2014 }}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 031927 <ref name="allcodesindia">{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =1.2[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
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'''North Andaman Island''' is the northern island of [[Great Andaman]] of the [[Andaman Islands]].<ref>[http://www.and.nic.in/Know%20Andaman/ecostat2009/Island%20Wise%202008/N%20&%20M%20Andaman%20Islands/NORTH%20ANDAMAN%20ISLAND.pdf Island-wise Statistical Outline - 2008. NORTH ANDAMAN ISLAND]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)</ref>
It belongs to the [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]], part of the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref>
the island is lying {{convert|137|km|0|abbr=on}} north from [[Port Blair]].

==Geography==
<ref>[http://ls1.and.nic.in/doef/images/DiglipurForestDivision.jpg map]</ref>
The island belongs to the [[Great Andaman]] group and lies north of [[Middle Andaman Island]]. many small island groups surround its beaches. The island's main town is [[Diglipur]].

The island previously had an indigenous population of the [[Great Andamanese]], for example, the Bo, but they are no longer present: the island is populated by immigrants from the Indian mainland and their descendants.

The island is home to the highest point in the archipelago, [[Saddle Peak (Andaman Islands)|Saddle Peak]] at 731 metres.<ref name="nga" />

North Andaman has fairly frequent large [[earthquake]]s, and suffered inundation from the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]] [[tsunami]].

==Administration==
The entire island is part of [[Diglipur]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].<ref name="and">{{cite web |url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in |title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |accessdate=2016-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Transportation==
There is a small port at [[Port Cornwallis|Durgapur]], {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Diglipur, with regular services from [[Port Blair]].

==Economy==
North Andaman is known for its [[marine life]]: the island's main industries are [[rice]]- and [[orange (fruit)|orange]]-growing.

== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]
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