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Garacharma Island

Coordinates: 11°38′06″N 92°41′20″E / 11.635°N 92.689°E / 11.635; 92.689
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Garacharma Island
Garacharma Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Garacharma Island
Garacharma Island
Location of Garacharma Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates11°38′06″N 92°41′20″E / 11.635°N 92.689°E / 11.635; 92.689
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)[1]
Length1.17 km (0.727 mi)
Width0.40 km (0.249 mi)
Coastline2.95 km (1.833 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupPort Blair Islands
TehsilPort Blair
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744101[2]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Garacharma 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] The island is located 6 km (4 mi) west of Port Blair.

Geography

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The island belongs to the Port Blair Islands and lies in the middle of Flat Bay.

Administration

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Politically, Garacharma Island, along neighboring Port Blair Islands, are part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.