East Volcano Islands

East Volcano Islands is a small group of islands to the east of Great Andaman, all volcanic islands, located in the Andaman Sea. The two islands in this group are: Narcondam Island, Barren Island

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 to	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

East Volcano Islands belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district.^[6]

Narcondam Island belongs to Diglipur tehsil and Barren Island belongs to Rangat tehsil.

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