Tillangchong

Tillangchong Island

Tillangchong Island Location of Tillangchong Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	8°30′N93°38′E / 8.50°N 93.63°E / 8.50; 93.63 Coordinates: 8°30′N93°38′E / 8.50°N 93.63°E / 8.50; 93.63
Archipelago	Nicobar Islands
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Tillangchong
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
India
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	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	744301
Telephone code	03192
ISO code	IN-AN-00 [3]
Official website	www.and.nic.in
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

The island belongs to the township of Nancowry of Teressa Taluk. ^{[5] [6]}

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), ^[7] and is a protected sanctuary. ^{[8] [9]}

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, ^{[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]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[11]

	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

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References

1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
2. Info
3. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
4. "No rescue for Police Jawans of Tillanchang Island".
5. Tehsils
6. "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. "The Nicobarese get their Megapode", Neha Sinha, Conservation India
8. "Tribal reserves, IBAs, and bird conservation: The unique case of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands", Sekhsaria, P., 2013, academia.edu
9. News
10. News
11. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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