Kondul Island

Kondul Island
Location of Kondul Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 7°12′54″N 93°42′54″E / 7.215°N 93.715°E / 7.215; 93.715Coordinates: 7°12′54″N 93°42′54″E / 7.215°N 93.715°E / 7.215; 93.715
Archipelago Nicobar Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Kondul    
Area 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)[1]
Length 2.6 km (1.62 mi)
Width 1 km (0.6 mi)
Coastline 7.5 km (4.66 mi)
Highest elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Administration
District Nicobar
Island group Nicobar Islands
Subdivisions of India Great Nicobar Subdivision
Taluk Little Nicobar
Largest settlement
Kondul
(population 2)
Demographics
Demonym Hindi
Population 2 (as of 2016)
Density 1.3 /km2 (3.4 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744301
Telephone code 03192
Official website www.and.nic.in
ISO Code IN-AN-00[2]
Literacy 84.4%
Avg. summer temperature 32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio /
unit_pref Metric
Census Code 35.638.0002
Official Languages Hindi, English, Tamil
Car (regional)

Kondul Island is an island of India.

History

It was hit by the 2004 tsunami. at 2015 2 elders have returned to the island and they renovated the jetty.

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Great Nicobar of Little Nicobar Taluk[3].

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References

  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. Tehsils
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