# Mayabunder
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mayabunder
| native_name = Ret Phor[{{cite web |title=Indigenous knowledge place names |url=https://www.andamanese.org/great-andamanese/language/indigenous-knowledge |access-date=1 May 2025 |publisher=Andamanese.org }}]
| other_name = Mayabandar
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| pushpin_map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|12.9333|N|92.9333|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [Union Territory](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png}} [Andaman and Nicobar Islands](/source/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands)
| subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2 = [North and Middle Andaman](/source/North_and_Middle_Andaman_district)
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 23912
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [English](/source/English_language) and [Hindi](/source/Hindi_language)
| timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code = 744204
| registration_plate = AN 01
| blank1_name_sec1 = [Sex ratio](/source/Human_sex_ratio)
| blank1_info_sec1 = 925 [♂](/source/male)/[♀](/source/female)
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 84.25%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [Climate](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification)
| blank3_info_sec1 = [Am](/source/Tropical_monsoon_climate)
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'''Mayabunder''' is a town and a [tehsil](/source/tehsil) in the northern part of [Middle Andaman Island](/source/Middle_Andaman_Island), [Andaman Archipelago](/source/Andaman_Islands), [India](/source/India). The name is also spelled '''Maya Bunder''' or '''Maya Bandar'''. As of 2001, the county had 23,912 inhabitants, of which 3182 were in the town.[Government of India (2001), ''[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=35&district_code=01 2001 Census - Population Finder]''. (Select "Mayabunder") Accessed on 2012-07-19.] It was settled in the [British](/source/United_Kingdom) colonial period by immigrants from [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar) and ex-convicts from [Mainland India](/source/Mainland_India).
Administratively, Mayabunder is the headquarters of the [North and Middle Andaman district](/source/North_and_Middle_Andaman_district), which is part of the [Andaman and Nicobar Islands](/source/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands) territory.[Government of India (2011), ''[http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/ANDAMAN.pdf Andaman and Nicobar islands, Administrative divisions 2011]''. Accessed on 2012-07-29.]
==Demographics==
[Bengali](/source/Bengali_language) is the most spoken language in Mayabunder tehsil. As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 41.42 per cent of the tehsil's population.
Largest language's population are
[Bengali](/source/Bengali_language) 10,682
[Sadri](/source/Sadri_language) 2,787
[Hindi](/source/Hindi_language) 2,343
[Telugu](/source/Telugu_language) 2,224
[Kurukh](/source/Kurukh_language) 1,686
[Tamil](/source/Tamil_language) 1,735
[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) 718
[Kharia](/source/Kharia_language) 665
[Munda](/source/Munda_language) 520.
[{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-3500.XLSX|work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General }}]
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Mayabunder tehsil in 2011 census
|label1 = Bengali
|value1 = 41.42
|color1 = Red
|label2 = Sadri
|value2 = 10.81
|color2 = Orange
|label3 = Hindi
|value3 = 9.08
|color3 = Purple
|label4 = Telugu
|value4 = 8.62
|color4 = Yellow
|label5 = Tamil
|value5 = 6.73
|color5 = gold
|label6 = Kurukh
|value6 = 6.54
|color6 = Blue
|label7 = Malalyalam
|value7 = 2.78
|color7 = Green
|label8 = Kharia
|value8 = 2.58
|color8 = Magenta
|label9 = Munda
|value9 = 2.02
|color9 = violet
|label10 = others
|value10 = 9.42
|color10 = Grey
}}
==Geography==
Mayabunder is linked with [Port Blair](/source/Port_Blair) by the [Andaman Trunk Road](/source/NH_223) (242 km) and by ferry (136 km).[{{cite web|url=https://www.experienceandamans.com/mayabunder.php|title=MAYABUNDER ANDAMAN ISLANDS - HOW TO PLAN AND VISIT IN 2020|access-date=2020-01-25|website=www.experienceandamans.com}}]
{{Weather box
| location = Mayabunder (1991–2020, extremes 1952–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 33.9
| Feb record high C = 34.7
| Mar record high C = 35.6
| Apr record high C = 39.0
| May record high C = 38.8
| Jun record high C = 36.2
| Jul record high C = 35.4
| Aug record high C = 35.6
| Sep record high C = 35.2
| Oct record high C = 33.6
| Nov record high C = 37.5
| Dec record high C = 38.5
|year record high C = 39.0
| Jan high C = 29.2
| Feb high C = 29.8
| Mar high C = 31.4
| Apr high C = 32.7
| May high C = 31.7
| Jun high C = 30.0
| Jul high C = 29.8
| Aug high C = 29.5
| Sep high C = 29.3
| Oct high C = 30.1
| Nov high C = 30.3
| Dec high C = 29.4
| year high C = 30.3
| Jan low C = 22.2
| Feb low C = 22.3
| Mar low C = 23.1
| Apr low C = 24.9
| May low C = 24.9
| Jun low C = 24.4
| Jul low C = 24.0
| Aug low C = 24.3
| Sep low C = 23.8
| Oct low C = 23.9
| Nov low C = 24.3
| Dec low C = 23.5
| year low C = 23.8
| Jan record low C = 16.8
| Feb record low C = 16.7
| Mar record low C = 18.2
| Apr record low C = 18.8
| May record low C = 17.2
| Jun record low C = 19.4
| Jul record low C = 19.2
| Aug record low C = 20.1
| Sep record low C = 20.5
| Oct record low C = 20.0
| Nov record low C = 19.8
| Dec record low C = 19.3
|year record low C = 16.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 37.4
| Feb rain mm = 1.7
| Mar rain mm = 10.6
| Apr rain mm = 71.6
| May rain mm = 343.4
| Jun rain mm = 541.8
| Jul rain mm = 511.3
| Aug rain mm = 540.6
| Sep rain mm = 568.6
| Oct rain mm = 306.2
| Nov rain mm = 175.2
| Dec rain mm = 76.9
|year rain mm = 3185.5
| Jan rain days = 0.9
| Feb rain days = 0.4
| Mar rain days = 1.1
| Apr rain days = 2.5
| May rain days = 13.0
| Jun rain days = 18.0
| Jul rain days = 18.8
| Aug rain days = 19.3
| Sep rain days = 18.3
| Oct rain days = 12.8
| Nov rain days = 7.2
| Dec rain days = 3.2
|year rain days = 115.5
|time day = 17:30 [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| Jan humidity = 79
| Feb humidity = 77
| Mar humidity = 74
| Apr humidity = 76
| May humidity = 82
| Jun humidity = 87
| Jul humidity = 87
| Aug humidity = 88
| Sep humidity = 89
| Oct humidity = 87
| Nov humidity = 84
| Dec humidity = 81
|year humidity = 83
|source 1 = [India Meteorological Department](/source/India_Meteorological_Department)[{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [India Meteorological Department](/source/India_Meteorological_Department)
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}][
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Mayabandar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 483–484
| accessdate = 10 February 2020}}][
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M3
| accessdate = 10 February 2020}}]
}}
==Economy and facilities==
Mayabunder is a waystation for several tourist attractions, such as mangrove lined [tidal creek](/source/tidal_creek)s, the beach at [Aves Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)](/source/Aves_Island_(Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands)) (30 minutes by boat), and [Karamatang Beach](/source/Karamatang_Beach) (13 km), a [sea turtle](/source/sea_turtle) nesting ground. [Port Blair](/source/Port_Blair) and Mayabunder are the only ports that can harbour passenger ships from mainland India.
Mayabunder has a public [college](/source/college) named [Mahatma Gandhi Government College](/source/Mahatma_Gandhi_Government_College%2C_Mayabunder).
On 24 December 2012, [Indian Coast Guard](/source/Indian_Coast_Guard) Station Mayabunder, the first CG Station in the North [Andaman Islands](/source/Andaman_Islands) was commissioned by the Defence Secretary, Shri [Shashi Kant Sharma](/source/Shashi_Kant_Sharma).
==Villages==
According to the 2001 census,