West Baratang Group

West Baratang Islands

West Baratang Islands Location of West Baratang Group
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	12°12′N92°44′E / 12.20°N 92.74°E / 12.20; 92.74
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	20
Major islands	Belle Spike Bluff Boning
Area	40.05 km2 (15.46 sq mi) [1]
Highest elevation	136 m (446 ft) [2]
Administration
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
Island sub-group	Great Andaman
Taluk	Rangat Taluk
Demographics
Population	0 (2016)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744202 [3]
Telephone code	031927 [4]
ISO code	IN-AN-00 [5]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
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

West Baratang Group are an island group of the Andaman Islands, located west of Baratang Island.

Administration

Politically, the Baratang Islands, are part of Rangat Taluk. ^[6] The islands are also known as Port Anson Islands.

Fauna

Parrot island is a famous tourist spot. ^{[7] [8]} It is a small uninhabited island located near Baratang Jetty. What makes it attractive for tourists is the mystery that this island holds which calls thousands of parrots every evening.

References

1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
2. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 276.
3. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
4. "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
5. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
6. "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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• India portal

• Geological Survey of India
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage