Paget Island (Andaman Islands)

Paget 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 lying 195 km (121 mi) north from Port Blair.

Paget Island

Paget Island Location of West Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	13.43°N 92.83°E / 13.43; 92.83
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Paget
Area	4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)[1]
Length	2.23 km (1.386 mi)
Width	2.72 km (1.69 mi)
Coastline	9.84 km (6.114 mi)
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Temple Sound Group
Taluk	Diglipur Taluk
Demographics
Population	0 (2016)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
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
Avg. summer temperature	30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio	15.0♂/♀
Census Code	35.639.0004

Geography

The island is in the Temple Sound area of North Andaman shores. It is 76 m high to the tops of the trees. Point Island lies 0.5 nmi (0.93 km) to its southwest.^[6]

Administration

Politically, Paget Island, along neighboring Temple Sound Islands, is part of Diglipur Tehsil.^[7]