North Andaman Island

North Andaman
Map of North Andaman Island
North Andaman
North Andaman
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates13°15′N 92°56′E / 13.25°N 92.93°E / 13.25; 92.93
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area1,317 km2 (508 sq mi)
Length80 km (50 mi)
Width26 km (16.2 mi)
Coastline366 km (227.4 mi)
Highest elevation731 m (2398 ft)
Highest pointSaddle Peak
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupGreat Andaman
TalukDiglipur Taluk
Largest settlementDiglipur (pop. 15,000)
Demographics
Population42541 (2011)
Pop. density32.3/km2 (83.7/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsAndamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202
Telephone code031927
ISO codeIN-AN-00
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio1.2/
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

North Andaman Island is the northern island of Great Andaman 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. the island is lying 137 km (85 mi) north from Port Blair.