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Curlew Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

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Location
  
Bay of Bengal

Total islands
  
1

Length
  
0.31 km (0.193 mi)

Elevation
  
0 cm

Postal code
  
744202

Archipelago
  
Andaman Islands

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Indian Ocean

Major islands
  
Curlew

Width
  
0.12 km (0.075 mi)

Area
  
4 ha

Area code
  
031927

Adjacent body of water
  
Indian Ocean

Curlew Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Curlew Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. the island is lying 150 km (93 mi) north from Port Blair.

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History

Curlew Island had a wildlife station to monitor birds, with permanent inhabitants. The station was evacuated at the end of 2015 due to budget discontinued. The island is now uninhabited.

Geography

The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group. it is very small.

Administration

Politically, Curlew Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group, is part of Diglipur Taluk. The village was located on the northern tip of the islet.

Demographics

The island is now uninhabited. According to the 2011 census of India, the Island had 2 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 50%.

References

Curlew Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Wikipedia