Mayabunder

Mayabunder
Mayabandar
Mayabunder is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Mayabunder
Mayabunder
Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal
Mayabunder is located in Bay of Bengal
Mayabunder
Mayabunder
Mayabunder (Bay of Bengal)
Coordinates: 12°56′00″N 92°56′00″E / 12.9333°N 92.9333°E / 12.9333; 92.9333
Country India
Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Population
 (2001)
 • Total23,912
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
744204
Vehicle registrationAN 01
Sex ratio925 /
Literacy84.25%
ClimateAm

Mayabunder is a town and a tehsil in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Archipelago, India. The name is also spelled Maya Bunder or Maya Bandar. As of 2001, the county had 23,912 inhabitants, of which 3182 were in the town.[1] It was settled in the British colonial period by immigrants from Myanmar and ex-convicts from Mainland India.

Administratively, Mayabunder is the headquarters of the North and Middle Andaman district, which is part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.[2]

  1. ^ Government of India (2001), 2001 Census - Population Finder. (Select "Mayabunder") Accessed on 2012-07-19.
  2. ^ Government of India (2011), Andaman and Nicobar islands, Administrative divisions 2011. Accessed on 2012-07-29.