Porlob Island

Porlob Island
	Porlob Island Location of Porlob Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12°24′N 92°52′E / 12.40°N 92.86°ECoordinates: 12°24′N 92°52′E / 12.40°N 92.86°E
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Area	10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
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
	India
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	IST (UTC+5:30);
PIN	744203
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

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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.

Geography[edit]

The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies west of Kadamtala Beach.

Administration[edit]

Politically, Porlob Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.^[6]

Demographics[edit]

There 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.

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[cit-1] "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[2] "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[allcodesindia-3] "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[4] Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

[census-5] "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[and-6] "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

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