West Island (Andaman Islands)

West Island
Geography
West IslandLocation of West Island
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	13°35′N 92°53′E / 13.59°N 92.89°E / 13.59; 92.89
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	West
Area	2.85 km (1.10 sq mi)
Length	3.4 km (2.11 mi)
Width	1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Coastline	8.3 km (5.16 mi)
Highest elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Taluk	Diglipur Taluk
Demographics
Population	0 (2016)
Pop. density	0/km (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202
Telephone code	031927
ISO code	IN-AN-00
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

West 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. The island lies 212 km (132 mi) north from Port Blair.

Geography

The island falls in between Coco Islands and North Andaman Island. It lies in the western approach to the Cleugh Passage. The island is small, having an area of 2.85 km (1.10 sq mi).

Administration

Politically, West Island is part of Diglipur Tehsil.

References

"Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 275.
"A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
Andaman and Nicobar STD Codes
Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
"Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
Demography: Tehsils

Diglipur	Aerial Bay Amber Chad Austin II Bandhan Nallaha Bara Dabla Baskata Nallaha Beach Dera Borang Burmachad Coffe Dera Curlew Island (FCPA) Deshbandhugram Diglipur Durgapur East Island (Police post & Light house) Elezabeth Bay Gandhi Nagar Gandhi Nagar (Forest Beat) Ganesh Nagar Ganna Dabla Ganna Level Hara Tikry Haran Nallaha Haridas Kattai Hoari Bay Jagannath Dera Kalighat Kalipur Karen Basti Keralapuram Khudirampur (EFA) Khudirampur Kishori Nagar Krishnapuri Lamiya Bay Lamiya Bay (WLS) Land Fall Island (Police post) Laxmipur (EFA) Laxmipur Madhupur Madhyamgram Milangram Mohanpur Mutha Nallaha Nabagram Narayan Tikri Narcondam Island (Police post) Nischintapur Paranghara Paschimsagar Pathi Level Pilone Nallaha (FDCA) Rabindrapalli Radha Nagar (EFA) Radha Nagar Ramakrishnagram Ramnagar Sagar Dweep Santi Nagar Shibpur Shyam Nagar (EFA) Shyam Nagar Sitanagar (EFA) Sitanagar Smith Smith (Timber Export Depot) Srinagar Stewart Island Subhashgram Swarajgram Tal Bagan Vidyasagarpalli
Mayabunder	Asha Nagar Aves Island Bajato (EFA & 40 acre plot) Bamboo Nallaha Basantipur Birsa Nagar Buddha Nallaha Chainpur (EFA) Chainpur Chappa Nali Chuglum Gum Danpur Devpur Dukennagar Ganesh Nagar I & II Govindpur Hanspuri (including JPP Camps) Harinagar Interview Island (WLS) Jaipur Kamalapur Kanchi Nallaha & Bamboo Nallaha Karanch Khari Karmatang Karmatang IX Karmatang X incl.Bihari Plot Khukari Tabla Lataw Lauki Nallaha Lucknow Luis-in-Let-Bay (JPPC) Mayabunder Pahalgaon Paiket Bay Paresh Nagar Pather Tikry Pinakinagar Pokadera Profullya Nagar Pudumadurai Rampur Santipur Shippi Tikry Sundari Khari Swadesh Nagar Tugapur Webi
Rangat	Abaygarh Adojig (including EFA) Amkunj Bakultala Bamboo Tikry (JPPC) Bangaon Bejoygarh Between Chotaligbang and Foul Bay (JA) Bharatpur Bolcha Boroinyol II (FC) Charlungta (FC) Charlungta II (FC) Chotaligbang (JA) Cutbert Bay Desharatpur Dhani Nallaha Dhani Nallaha (JA) Dharmapur Foster Valley Foul Bay (JA) Gol Pahar Janakpur Kadamtala Kalsi Kanchangarh Kaushalyanagar Khatta Khari (EFA) Khatta Khari Lakra Lungta (JA) Lalajig Bay (AC) Laxmanpur Long Island Lorrojig (FC) & Vishnu Nallaha (APWDC) Macarthy Valley Merk Bay (AC) Mithila Nayagarh Nilambur (EFA) Nilambur Nimbutala Padmanabhapuram Panchawati (EFA) Panchawati Papita Dera (FC) Parnasala Pawajig (FC) Porlobjig No. 15 (FC, APWDC & JPPC) Porlobjig No. 3 (JPPC, APWDC & ANIFPDC) Raglachang (Nayadera) (FC) Raglachang Rajatgarh (EFA) Rajatgarh Ramachandra Nagar Rampur Rangat Sabari Sagwan Nallaha (FC) Saktigarh Sanker Nallaha (PWDC) Santanu Shivapuram Shyamkund Sippi Tikry Sitapur South Creek (EFA, FC & APWDC) Strait Island (AS) Sukha Nallaha Sundergarh (including EFA) Thiruvanchikulam Thoraktang (FC) Udhaygarh Urmilapur Uttara Vishnupur Wrafter's Creek (EFA) Wrafter's Creek Yeratiljig Yeratiljig No. 11 (JPPC) Yeratiljig No. 9 (JPPC)

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