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East Volcano Islands is a small group of islands to the east of Great Andaman, all volcanic islands, located in the Andaman Sea.

East Volcano Islands

East Volcano Islands Location of Narcondam Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	13.45°N 94.27°E / 13.45; 94.27
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	Indian Ocean
Total islands	2
Major islands	Narcondam Island Barren Island
Area	15.97 km2 (6.17 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	710 m (2330 ft)[2]
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	East Volcano Islands
Tehsil	multiple
Largest settlement	Narcondam Police Station (pop. 16)
Demographics
Population	16 (2016)
Pop. density	1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[3]
Telephone code	031927 [4]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[5]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
Literacy	84.4%
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio	1.2♂/♀
Census Code	35.639.0004
Official Languages	Hindi, English

Administration

Narcondam Island belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district.[6]

Transportation

Ferry service is available from Diglipur to Narcondam. Normally ship is available once a week, only authorized by police.

Demographics

There is only 1 village, at Narcondam.

See also

•  India portal

References

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