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	'''Tillangchong''', also known as '''Tillanchang''',<ref>{{cite web\|title=No rescue for Police Jawans of Tillanchang Island\|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2012/04/12/no-rescue-for-police-jawans-of-tillanchang-island/}}</ref> is an island and a [[~~Panchayat~~\|village]] in the [[Nicobar district]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[India]].		'''Tillangchong''', also known as '''Tillanchang''',<ref>{{cite web\|title=No rescue for Police Jawans of Tillanchang Island\|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2012/04/12/no-rescue-for-police-jawans-of-tillanchang-island/}}</ref> is an island and a [[Panchayati raj in India\|village]] in the [[Nicobar district]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[India]].

	==Administration==		==Administration==
	The island belongs to the [[~~Subdivisions of India~~\|~~township~~]] of [[Nancowry subdivision\|Nancowry]] ~~of [[Teressa (Nicobar Islands)\|Teressa]] [[Tehsils of India\|Taluk]]~~.<ref>[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils]</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf \|title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages \|publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC \|accessdate=2015-07-25 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf \|archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref>		The island belongs to the [[Teressa Island\|Teressa]] tehsil in [[Nancowry subdivision\|Nancowry]] subdivision.<ref>[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils]</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf \|title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages \|publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC \|accessdate=2015-07-25 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf \|archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Tillangchong Island
| native_name =
| native_name_link = Nicobarese language
| native_name_lang =
| sobriquet =
| image_name =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| map_alt =
| map_width =
| map_caption = Location of Tillangchong Island in [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| coordinates = {{coord|8.50|N|93.63|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|Tillangchong}}
| area_km2 = 14.7
| 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}}</ref>
| rank =
| length_km = 16.5
| width_km = 2
| coastline_km = 46.5
| elevation_m = 244
| highest_mount = Maharani<ref>[http://www.sea-seek.com/ebook/Andaman_sea.pdf Info]</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 = [[Teressa (Nicobar Islands)|Teressa tehsil]]
| country_largest_city = Novara Bay
| country_largest_city_population = 38
| population = 38
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_rank =
| population_rank_max =
| density_km2 = 2.58
| density_rank =
| density_footnotes =
| ethnic_groups = [[Hindu]], [[Nicobarese people|Nicobarese]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| 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 = 35.638.0002.645033
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] <br /> [[Car language|Car]] (regional)
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'''Tillangchong''', also known as '''Tillanchang''',<ref>{{cite web|title=No rescue for Police Jawans of Tillanchang Island|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2012/04/12/no-rescue-for-police-jawans-of-tillanchang-island/}}</ref> is an island and a [[Panchayat|village]] in the [[Nicobar district]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[India]].

==Administration==
The island belongs to the [[Subdivisions of India|township]] of [[Nancowry subdivision|Nancowry]] of [[Teressa (Nicobar Islands)|Teressa]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].<ref>[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages |publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC |accessdate=2015-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}</ref>

==Geography==
The island is a part of the [[Nicobar Islands]] chain, located in the northeast [[Indian Ocean]] between the [[Bay of Bengal]] and the [[Andaman Sea]].

==Flora and fauna==
The island has the largest surviving populations of the endemic [[Nicobar megapode]] (''Megapodius nicobariensis''),<ref name=story /> and is a protected sanctuary.<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/4171572/Tribal_reserves_IBAs_and_bird_conservation_The_unique_case_of_the_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands ''"Tribal reserves, IBAs, and bird conservation: The unique case of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands"''], Sekhsaria, P., 2013, academia.edu</ref>
<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/bird-calls-for-help/article3808359.ece News]</ref>

== Demographics ==

At the time of 2011 census, the island was largely uninhabited apart from a police post at Novara Bay, with several Policemen and their families,<ref name=story /><ref>[http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6235:myanmarese-poachers-apprehended-off-tillangchong-island&catid=37&Itemid=142 News]</ref> with the island being held sacred to the Nicobarese people, who visit in one season annually to ''"...to pray, to feel, and to revere..."''.<ref name=story>[http://www.conservationindia.org/case-studies/the-nicobarese-get-their-megapode ''"The Nicobarese get their Megapode"''], Neha Sinha, Conservation India</ref>

According to the [[2011 census of India]], Tillang Chong Island has 4 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 89.47%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |accessdate=2015-07-21 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 38 || 38 || 0
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 5 || 5 || 0
|-
| Literates || 34 || 34 || 0
|-
| Workers (all) || 38 || 38 || 0
|}

==Image gallery==
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File:Map of Nicobar Islands-en.png|Map
File:Nicobar islands 1 Tillangchong.jpg|Photo Aerial
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== References ==
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{{Portal|India}}
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
{{Nicobar district |state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
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