Shibpur, Diglipur

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Shibpur
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Shibpur
Location in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
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Shibpur
Shibpur (India)
Coordinates: 13°14′17″N93°02′23″E / 13.237982°N 93.039844°E / 13.237982; 93.039844
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andaman & Nicobar Islands
District North and Middle Andaman district
Languages
  Official Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Shibpur is a village located on North Andaman Island of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India. Administratively, it is a part of Diglipur tehsil of North and Middle Andaman district.

There is a 1 km long Indian Navy airstrip next to the village at INS Kohassa. [1]

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References

  1. Pandit, Rajat (6 February 2010). "Strategically-important A&N Command to get a boost". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.