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Chowra
Native name:
Sőnenyő / Sanenyo / Sanenya
Chowra is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chowra
Chowra
Location of Chowra Island in India
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates8°27′18″N 93°02′42″E / 8.455°N 93.045°E / 8.455; 93.045
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Chowra
Area5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi)[1]
Length2.3 km (1.43 mi)
Width3.3 km (2.05 mi)
Coastline10 km (6 mi)
Highest elevation104.5 m (342.8 ft)
Administration
Chowra Island India
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaNancowry Subdivision
Largest settlementSouthern Agency (pop. 750)
Demographics
Population1270 (2011)
Pop. density217/km2 (562/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsNicobarese people
Additional information
Time zone
  • IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00[2]
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
Official LanguagesHindi, English, Tamil
Chaura (regional)

Chowra is an island in the Andaman and Nicobar islands group of India. It is located to the north of Teressa island and to the south of Battimalv Island in the Indian Ocean. It is also known as Choura, Tatat or Sanenyo.[3]

  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. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. ^ G. K. Ghosh (1998). Tourism Perspective in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. APH Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 978-81-7024-978-8.

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