Tillangchong
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Location of Tillangchong Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 8°30′N 93°38′E / 8.50°N 93.63°ECoordinates: 8°30′N 93°38′E / 8.50°N 93.63°E |
Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 16.5 km (10.25 mi) |
Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Coastline | 46.5 km (28.89 mi) |
Highest elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
Highest point | Maharani[2] |
Administration | |
District | Nicobar |
Island group | Nicobar Islands |
Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
Taluk | Teressa tehsil |
Largest settlement | Novara Bay (pop. 38) |
Demographics | |
Population | 38 (2011) |
Pop. density | 2.58/km2 (6.68/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744301 |
Telephone code | 03192 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[3] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
Census Code | 35.638.0002.645033 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
Tillangchong, also known as Tillanchang,[4] is an island and a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Administration[edit]
The island belongs to the township of Nancowry of Teressa Taluk.[5][6]
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
The island has the largest surviving populations of the endemic Nicobar megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis),[7] and is a protected sanctuary.[8] [9]
Demographics[edit]
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,[7][10] with the island being held sacred to the Nicobarese people, who visit in one season annually to "...to pray, to feel, and to revere...".[7]
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%.[11]
Total | Male | Female | |
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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 |
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ↑ Info
- ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ↑ "No rescue for Police Jawans of Tillanchang Island".
- ↑ Tehsils
- ↑ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "The Nicobarese get their Megapode", Neha Sinha, Conservation India
- ↑ "Tribal reserves, IBAs, and bird conservation: The unique case of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands", Sekhsaria, P., 2013, academia.edu
- ↑ News
- ↑ News
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.