Garacharma Island
Garacharma Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Garacharma Island
Garacharma Island
Location of Garacharma Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°38′06″N 92°41′20″E / 11.635°N 92.689°E / 11.635; 92.689
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)[1]
Length1.17 km (0.727 mi)
Width0.40 km (0.249 mi)
Coastline2.95 km (1.833 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupPort Blair Islands
TehsilPort Blair
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744101[2]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Garacharma Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island is located 6 km (4 mi) west of Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the Port Blair Islands and lies in the middle of Flat Bay.

Administration

Politically, Garacharma Island, along neighboring Port Blair Islands, are part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. ↑ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.


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