Barren Island Andaman & Nicobar

About Barren Island:

At a distance of about 135 Kms. from Port Blair is the land of volcano, Barren Island, the only active volcano in India. The Island, about 3 Kms. has a big crater of the volcano, rising abruptly from the sea, about 1/2 Km. from the shore and is about 150 fathoms deep. Can be visited on board vessels.

General Information about Barren Island:

Location: Barren Island

State: Andaman & Nicobar Island (Union Territories of INDIA)

Capital: Port Blair

Language: Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Nicobarese, Telugu

Temperature: Max 35˚C, Min 27˚C (summer), Max 26˚C, Min 14˚C (winter)

Best Season: October to May

How to Reach Barren Island:

By Air:
Port Blair is connected with Chennai and Calcutta by air.

By Sea:
Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Calcutta and Vishakhapatnam and back.