{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox islands | name = Murga Island | native_name = | native_name_link = | native_name_lang = | sobriquet = | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal | map_caption = Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal | pushpin_label_position = left | coordinates = {{coord|12.90|N|92.79|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} | etymology = | location = Bay of Bengal | archipelago = Andaman Islands | waterbody = Indian Ocean | area_km2 = 3.775 | area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman|access-date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rank = | length_km = 2.2 | width_km = 2.6 | coastline_km = 11.20 | elevation_m = 0 | elevation_footnotes = | highest_mount = | country = {{flag|India}} | country_admin_divisions_title = District | country_admin_divisions = North and Middle Andaman | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Island group | country_admin_divisions_1 = Andaman Islands | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island sub-group | country_admin_divisions_2 = Interview Group | country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Taluk | country_admin_divisions_3 = Mayabunder Taluk | population = 0 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_rank = | population_rank_max = | density_km2 = | density_rank = | density_footnotes = | ethnic_groups = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 744202<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=23 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 031927 <ref name="allcodesindia">{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}} | iso_code_type = ISO code | iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref> |additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes | label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4% | label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}} | label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}} | label5 = Sex ratio| data5 =1.2♂/♀ | label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004 | label8 = Official Languages| data8 = Hindi, English }} }} '''Murga 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.<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> The island lies {{convert|117|km|0|abbr=on}} north from Port Blair.
==History== Murga is the only historical island of the Interview group. It holds a gravesite for several British sailors.<ref>[http://incredibleindia.org/lang/images/docs/trade-pdf/surveys-and-studies/perspective-plans-of-states-UTs/Andaman%20&%20Nicobar.pdf info]</ref>
==Geography== The island belongs to the Interview Group and is situated to the west of Austen Strait which separates North Andaman Island and Middle Andaman Island. it is the biggest island in Interview Sound.
==Administration== Politically, Murga Island, along neighboring Interview Group Islands, is part of Mayabunder Taluk.<ref name="and">{{cite web |url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in |title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |accessdate=2016-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== References == {{reflist|30em}} {{Portal|India|Islands}} *{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}} {{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}}
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