Diglipur (sometimes spelled Diglipore) is the largest town of North Andaman Island, in the Andaman Archipelago, India. It is located on the southern side of Aerial Bay, at 43 metres (141 feet) above sea level, 298 kilometres (185 miles) north of Port Blair. It is crossed by the Kalpong River, the only river of the Andaman islands. Saddle Peak, the highest point in the archipelago, lies about 10 km to the south. Diglipur is also a county (tehsil) of the North and Middle Andaman District of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory. Its area is 884 km², and its population was 42,877 people as of 2001.

Populations

As per the population census in 2011, the total number of households listed under Diglipur tehsil was 10,702.

Land utilization of revenue

Languages

Bengali is the most spoken language in Diglipur tehsil. As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 72.05 per cent of the tehsil's population.

Largest language populations in Diglipur are:

Bengali 31,113