Pamban Island

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Pamban Village in Rameswaram Island

Fishing schooners leaving for an evening haul with a narrow promontory on the western tip of Pamban Island in the background
Geography
Coordinates	9°15′N 79°18′E / 9.25°N 79.3°E / 9.25; 79.3
Area	96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Length	17.70 km (10.998 mi)
Width	9.65 km (5.996 mi)
Coastline	37 km (23 mi)
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Administration
India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Taluk	Rameswaram
Demographics
Population	82,682 (2011)

Pamban Island (Tamil: பாம்பன் தீவு pāmpaṉ tīvu), also known as Rameswaram Island, is an island located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka, on the Rama Setu archipelago. The second largest island in the latter, Pamban Island belongs to India and forms the Rameswaram taluk of the Ramanathapuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest island in Tamil Nadu by area. The principal town in the island is the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram.