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{{Infobox islands<br />
| name = Battimalv<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_link = Bengali language<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| sobriquet = <br />
| image_name = <br />
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands<br />
| map_caption = Location of Battimalv Island in [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.83|N|92.86|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}<br />
| etymology = <br />
| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]<br />
| archipelago = [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]<br />
| total_islands = 1<br />
| major_islands = {{hlist|Battimalv}}<br />
| area_km2 = 1.58<br />
| 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=3 May 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><br />
| rank = <br />
| length_km = 1.9<br />
| width_km = 1.1<br />
| coastline_km = 6.1<br />
| elevation_m = 73<br />
| highest_mount = <br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions = [[Nicobar district|Nicobar]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [[Subdivisions of India]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Car Nicobar Subdivision]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Car Nicobar Subdivision|Car Nicobar Taluk]]<br />
| population = 0<br />
| population_as_of = 2014<br />
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| density_km2 = 0<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| timezone1_DST = <br />
| utc_offset1_DST = <br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] <br />
| postal_code = 744301<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 03192<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}<br />
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]<br />
| iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref><br />
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes<br />
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}<br />
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}<br />
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.638.0001<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Battimalv''' is an island of the [[Nicobar Islands]]. It is part of the [[India]]n [[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=January 16, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The island was severely affected by the [[tsunami]] that was caused by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]], which led to the destruction of a coconut plantation on the island that was being used by Car Nicobar families.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[File:Map of Nicobar Islands-en.png|left|thumb|map]]<br />
Battimalv falls in between [[Car Nicobar]] and [[Nancowry Island|Nancowry]]. Battimalv is remarkably flat and small, having only {{convert|1.58|km2|abbr=on}}. <br />
The island lies 30&nbsp;km to the south of [[Car Nicobar]] and has a lighthouse maintained by Car Nicobar people. <br />
The highest point of the island is a densely forested hill with a height of 73 m above sea level.<br />
The lighthouse is a 12 meter high steel lattice, whose light is visible from a distance of more than 20&nbsp;km.<br />
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==Administration==<br />
Politically, Battimalv belongs to the [[Subdivisions of India|township]] of [[Car Nicobar Subdivision|Car Nicobar]] of [[Car Nicobar Subdivision|Car Nicobar]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |title=Tehsils |access-date=3 May 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><br />
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==Fauna==<br />
The island is a Sanctuary for the [[Nicobar pigeon]].<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
You can reach the island by a 2-hour sail from the Dock on [[Car Nicobar|Keating Point]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://db.and.nic.in/nicobar/profile/How%20To%20Reach.htm |title=Nicobar Islands - How to reach |date=2013-05-26 |accessdate=2013-05-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213181323/http://db.and.nic.in/nicobar/profile/How%20To%20Reach.htm |archivedate=2012-02-13 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}<br />
{{Nicobar district |state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br />
[[Category:Nicobar district]]<br />
[[Category:Nicobar Islands]]<br />
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