Interview Group

Interview Islands
Interview Islands

Location of Interview Islands

Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°53′N 92°42′E / 12.88°N 92.70°E / 12.88; 92.70Coordinates: 12°53′N 92°42′E / 12.88°N 92.70°E / 12.88; 92.70
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 19
Major islands
  • Interview
  • Anderson
  • Murga    
Area 128 km2 (49 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 113 m (371 ft)[2]
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Great Andaman
Taluk Mayabunder Taluk
Largest settlement
Interview village
Demographics
Demonym Hindi
Population 16 (2011)
Pop. density 0.125 /km2 (0.324 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202[3]
Telephone code 031927 [4]
Official website www.and.nic.in
ISO Code IN-AN-00[5]
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/
unit_pref Metric
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

The Interview Islands is a group of islands located in Austin Harbour and Interview sound. These islands belong to the Andaman Islands. They belong to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[6]

Geography

The main islands are Interview Island, Anderson Island (Andaman Islands), Murga Island, and South Reef Island.

Administration

Politically, Interview Group Islands are part of Mayabunder Taluk.[7]

Demographics

There is only 1 village, located on the eastern part of Interview Island.

References

  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. "Sailing Directions (enroute) | India and the Bay of Bengal" (PDF) (173). National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, United States Government. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  6. "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  7. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
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