| Mayabunder | |
| Other Name: | Mayabandar |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal |
| Coordinates: | 12.9333°N 92.9333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | North and Middle Andaman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 23912 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | English, Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 744204 |
| Registration Plate: | AN 01 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 925 ♂/♀ |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 84.25% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Climate |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Am |
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]
Bengali is the most spoken language in Mayabunder tehsil. As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 41.42 per cent of the tehsil's population.Largest language's population are
Bengali 10,682
Sadri 2,787
Hindi 2,343
Telugu 2,224
Kurukh 1,686
Tamil 1,735
Malayalam 718
Kharia 665
Mayabunder is linked with Port Blair by the Andaman Trunk Road (242 km) and by ferry (136 km).[4]
Mayabunder is a waystation for several tourist attractions, such as mangrove lined tidal creeks, the beach at Aves Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) (30 minutes by boat), and Karamatang Beach (13 km), a sea turtle nesting ground. Port Blair and Mayabunder are the only ports that can harbour passenger ships from mainland India.
Mayabunder has a public college named Mahatma Gandhi Government College.
On 24 December 2012, Indian Coast Guard Station Mayabunder, the first CG Station in the North Andaman Islands was commissioned by the Defence Secretary, Shri Shashi Kant Sharma.
According to the 2001 census,[1] Mayabunder county includes the following villages: