Murga Island

Murga 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 117 km (73 mi) north from Port Blair.

Murga Island

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Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12.90°N 92.79°E / 12.90; 92.79
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Area	3.775 km2 (1.458 sq mi)[1]
Length	2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Width	2.6 km (1.62 mi)
Coastline	11.20 km (6.959 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)
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

History

Murga is the only historical island of the Interview group. It holds a gravesite for several British sailors.^[6]

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. it is the biggest island in Interview Sound.

Administration

Politically, Murga Island, along neighboring Interview Group Islands, is part of Mayabunder Taluk.^[7]