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Mayabunder — tehsil — Coordinates Country India Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands District(s) North and Middle Andaman Literacy 65% Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Codes-
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Mayabunder (also Maya Bunder) is one of 5 local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Andaman, part of the Indian 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".Coordinates: 12°56′00″N 92°56′00″E / 12.9333°N 92.9333°E
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