Anderson Island (Andaman Islands)

Anderson 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 is located 117 km (73 mi) north from Port Blair.

Anderson Island

Anderson Island Location of Anderson Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.79°N 92.71°E / 12.79; 92.71
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi)[1]
Length	12.2 km (7.58 mi)
Width	1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Coastline	33.5 km (20.82 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Interview Group
Taluk	Mayabunder Taluk
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202[2]
Telephone code	031927 [3]
ISO code	IN-AN-00[4]
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

Geography

The island belongs to the Interview Group and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island and Middle Andaman Island. The island is low and with a rectangular shape.

Administration

Politically, Anderson Island, along neighboring Interview Group Islands, is part of Mayabunder Taluk.^[6]