Porlob Island Explained

Porlob Island
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:12.4°N 92.86°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Andaman Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Area Km2:10.36
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:5.4
Width Km:3.2
Coastline Km:19.37
Elevation M:0
Country: India
Country Admin Divisions Title:District
Country Admin Divisions:North and Middle 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:East Baratang Group
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Taluk
Country Admin Divisions 3:Rangat Taluk
Population:0
Population As Of:2016
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:744203[2]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:031927 [3]
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:IN-AN-00[4]
Additional Info:
Child:yes
Label2:Literacy
Data2:84.4%
Label3:Avg. summer temperature
Data3:30.2°C
Label4:Avg. winter temperature
Data4:23°C
Label5:Sex ratio
Data5:1.2/
Label7:Census Code
Data7:35.639.0004
Label8:Official Languages
Data8:Hindi, English

Porlob 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 81km (50miles) north from Port Blair.

Geography

The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies west of Kadamtala Beach.

Administration

Politically, Porlob Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[6]

Demographics

There is only 1 village, located at the middle of the island, but it is now uninhabited. It is a woodcutters camp called Porlob depot which used to be populated each summer, until 2007 when it was closed.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman. 29 September 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 .