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Paira Island

Coordinates: 8°34′48″N 93°36′29″E / 8.58°N 93.608°E / 8.58; 93.608
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Paira Island
Paira Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Paira Island
Paira Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates8°34′48″N 93°36′29″E / 8.58°N 93.608°E / 8.58; 93.608
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Paira
Area0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi)[1]
Length0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Width0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Coastline1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Highest elevation86 m (282 ft)
Highest pointPaira Rock[2]
Administration
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaNancowry Subdivision
TalukTeressa tehsil
Demographics
Population0 (2011)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Nicobarese People
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00[3]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio/
Census Code35.638.0002.645033
Official LanguagesHindi, English, Tamil
Car (regional)

Paira is an island in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Administration

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The island belongs to the township of Nancowry of Teressa Taluk.[4][5]

Geography

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The island is a part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. It is located 0.75 km (0.47 mi) NNW of Cape Maud of Tillanchong Island.

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References

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  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ Info
  3. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  4. ^ "Tehsils" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.