  Baratang Island Location of Baratang Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates | 12°11′N 92°48′E / 12.18°N 92.80°E |
| Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Area | 242.6 km2 (93.7 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 27.8 km (17.27 mi) |
| Width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Coastline | 117 km (72.7 mi) |
| Administration | |
| District | North and Middle Andaman |
| Island group | Andaman Islands |
| Great Andaman | |
| Taluk | Rangat |
| Largest settlement | Nilambur (pop. 1600) |
| Divisional Forest Officer | Sandeep Divyajyoti Behera |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 5691 (2011)census 2011, only villages on Baratang |
| Pop. density | 23.45/km2 (60.74/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Hindu, Munda, Khadiya, Chotanagpuri |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 744202[2] |
| Telephone code | 031927[3] |
| ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 75.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 1.05♂/♀ |
| Census Code | 35.639.0002 |
| Official Languages | Hindi, English |
Baratang 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 150 km (93 mi) north of Port Blair.
- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: 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.