Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 11°38′06″N 92°41′20″E / 11.635°N 92.689°ECoordinates: 11°38′06″N 92°41′20″E / 11.635°N 92.689°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands | |
Area | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
Length | 1.17 km (0.727 mi) |
Width | 0.40 km (0.249 mi) |
Coastline | 2.95 km (1.833 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Port Blair Islands |
Tehsil | Port Blair |
Largest settlement | Garacharma Island villa |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2011) |
Pop. density | 0.00 /km2 (0 /sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744101 |
Telephone code | 031927 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00 |
Official website | www |
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 |
Garacharma Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. the island is lying 6 km (4 mi) west from Port Blair.
The island belongs to the Port Blair Islands and lies in the middle of Flat Bay.
Politically, Garacharma Island, along neighboring Port Blair Islands, are part of Port Blair Taluk.