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: |
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.
The island belongs to the East Baratang Group and lies west of Kadamtala Beach.
Politically, Porlob Island, along neighboring East Baratang Group, is part of Rangat Taluk.[6]
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.