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Rangat
Rangat (India)
Coordinates: 12°30′11″N92°54′48″E / 12.50306°N 92.91333°E / 12.50306; 92.91333 Coordinates: 12°30′11″N92°54′48″E / 12.50306°N 92.91333°E / 12.50306; 92.91333
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District Andaman
Population
 • Total38,824 (2,001 census)
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
744205
Telephone code03192
Nearest cityPort Blair
Climate Am
Website and.nic.in

Rangat is a town on the Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Archipelago. It is also one of the three counties ( tehsils ) administrative divisions of the North and Middle Andaman district, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. Its population, according to the 2001 Census of India, was 38,824 people, mainly of Bengalis and Tamils.

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Rangat is 210 km from Port Blair and 70 km south of Mayabunder. The town is well connected by road and sea routes. [1]

Tourism

The town has been described as a "ramshackle sprawl around two rows of chai shops and general stores divided by the ATR Andaman Trunk Road." [2] Some nearby tourist attractions are Amkunj Beach (8 km away) Dhani Nallah located at out skirts of Rangat and Cutbert Bay Beach (18 km away). The latter is an important turtle nesting ground, especially from December to February. [1]

Villages

As of July 2012, Rangat county included the following villages ( panchayats ): [3]

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

Centrally funded Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Middle Andaman for North and Middle Andaman district is located in Rangat taluk. Navodaya vidyalaya is well connected via National Highway 4 which lies just 1.5 km away.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bradnock, Robert; Bradnock, Roma (2000). South India Handbook: The Travel Guide . Footprint Travel Guides. p.  209. ISBN   978-1-900949-81-1.
  2. ↑ Abram, David; Edwards, Nick; Ford, Mike; Daniel Jacobs; Shafik Meghji (20 January 2011). The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides. p. 940. ISBN   978-1-84836-563-6.
  3. ↑ Village Panchayat Names of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed on 2012-07-28.


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