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{{Infobox islands
| name = Bompuka Island
| native_name = Poahat
| native_name_link = Nicobarese language
| native_name_lang =
| sobriquet =
| image_name =
| image_size =
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| map_caption = Location of Bompuka Island in [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|8.24|N|93.235|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]
| archipelago = [[Nicobar Islands]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| total_islands = 1
| major_islands = {{hlist|Bompuka }}
| area_km2 = 9.31
| 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>
| rank =
| length_km = 4.5
| width_km = 2.5
| coastline_km = 13.3
| elevation_m = 193
| highest_mount = <ref>
{{cite book
| date = January 2016
| title = Ebook Sailing guide / Guide nautique
| url =http://www.sea-seek.com/ebook/Andaman_sea.pdf
| publisher = Sea Seek
| pages = 34
}}</ref>
| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[Nicobar district|Nicobar]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Nicobar Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [[Subdivisions of India]]
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Nancowry Subdivision]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 =
| country_largest_city = Poahat
| country_largest_city_population = 0
| population = 0
| population_as_of = 2014
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| density_km2 = 0
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| ethnic_groups = [[Hindu]], [[Nicobarese people|Nicobarese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| timezone1_DST =
| utc_offset1_DST =
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 744301
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03192
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|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|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.638.0002.645045
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] <br /> [[Teressa language|Teressa]] (regional)
}}
}}

'''Bompuka Island''', also known as Poahat, is an island of [[India]], in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].

==Geography==
The Island is located 3.5 km east from [[Teressa (Nicobar Islands)|Teressa]].
The island has dense forest and some portions have grass. There is thick coconut palm growth on the shores around the island.
Abandoned Poahat Village lies on the W side of the island. The portion of sea between the Teressa and Bompuka islands provides a good shelter for ships.

== Demographics ==
The Island had 2 villages: Poahat at the north, and Yatkirana at the south. both abandoned. The former villagers still maintain Coconut, Tuber Crops<ref>{{citation|title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Development Report |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujf2N5O4iKgC&q=bompuka&pg=PA120|publisher=India. Planning Commission |page=120|isbn=9788171886524|year=2008}}</ref> as seasonal villagers from Teressa come to live on the island for a short period, carrying all requirements from Teressa Island.
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Bompuka Island has 0 households. The Entire population of 21 people moved to [[Teressa (Nicobar Islands)|Teressa]] following the tsunami, although they have attempted to restore habitation on the island, unsuccessfully.

==Administration==
The island belongs to the [[Subdivisions of India|township]] of [[Nancowry tehsil|Nancowry]] of [[Teressa (Nicobar Islands)|Teressa]] [[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>

==Image gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
File:Map of Nicobar Islands-en.png|Map
File:Nicobar islands bompoka.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
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*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
{{Nicobar district |state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Tehsils of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Teressa Taluk]]
[[Category:Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of India]]
[[Category:Nicobar district]]
[[Category:Nicobar Islands]]

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