Mayabunder
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Mayabunder is one of 5 local administrative divisions of the Indian district
of Andaman
, part of the India
n union territory
of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It is a division known locally as a Tehsil
, roughly equivalent to a county
in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Andaman Islands
, the second-largest tehsil in terms of area, but the smallest in terms of population.
Mayabunder's population according to 2001 Census of India figures was 23,912. Mayabunder has been made a district under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Mayabunder is linked with Porblair by ATR (Andaman Trunk Road). Apart from the capital city Port Blair, Mayabunder is the only other island having facility of harbouring passenger ships from the mainland.
It also has a college by the name "Mahatma Gandhi Govt. College".
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
of Andaman
Andaman district
Andaman district was a district of India, one of three districts in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The district's administrative territory encompasses all of the Andaman Islands, which are located in the Indian Ocean...
, part of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n union territory
Union Territory
A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...
of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It is a division known locally as a Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
, roughly equivalent to a county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal between India to the west, and Burma , to the north and east...
, the second-largest tehsil in terms of area, but the smallest in terms of population.
Mayabunder's population according to 2001 Census of India figures was 23,912. Mayabunder has been made a district under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration. Mayabunder is linked with Porblair by ATR (Andaman Trunk Road). Apart from the capital city Port Blair, Mayabunder is the only other island having facility of harbouring passenger ships from the mainland.
It also has a college by the name "Mahatma Gandhi Govt. College".