Outram Island Explained

Sobriquet:Sir James Outram Island
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:12.23°N 93.08°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Area Km2:13.9
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:6
Width Km:4.3
Coastline Km:25.9
Elevation M:0
Country: India
Country Admin Divisions Title:District
Country Admin Divisions:South Andaman
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Island group
Country Admin Divisions 1:Andaman Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Island sub-group
Country Admin Divisions 2:Ritchie's Archipelago
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Tehsil
Country Admin Divisions 3:Port Blair Tehsil
Population:0
Population As Of:2011
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:744202[2]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:031927 [3]
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:IN-AN-00[4]

Outram 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] It is 72km (45miles) northeast from Port Blair.

Etymology

Outram is named after Lieutenant-general James Outram.

Geography

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of North Passage Island, Rangat.

Administration

Politically, Outram Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]

Demographics

The island is uninhabited.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman. 9 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf. 28 August 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: A&N Islands - Pincodes . 22 September 2016 . 22 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code . 23 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar. allcodesindia.in. 2016-09-23.
  4. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. Web site: Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Census of India. 2011-01-16.
  6. Web site: DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS . andssw1.and.nic.in . 2016-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf . 28 August 2017 . dead .