Outram 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.[5] It is 72 km (45 mi) northeast from Port Blair.

Nickname: Sir James Outram Island
Outram Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Outram Island
Location of Outram Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates12°14′N 93°05′E / 12.23°N 93.08°E / 12.23; 93.08
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)[1]
Length6 km (3.7 mi)
Width4.3 km (2.67 mi)
Coastline25.9 km (16.09 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
DistrictSouth Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
Island sub-groupRitchie's Archipelago
TehsilPort Blair Tehsil
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[2]
Telephone code031927 [3]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[4]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Etymology edit

Outram is named after Lieutenant-general James Outram.

Geography edit

The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of North Passage Island, Rangat.

Administration edit

Politically, Outram Island is part of Port Blair Taluk.[6]

Demographics edit

The island is uninhabited.

References edit

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  5. ^ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.