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Tillangchong

Coordinates: 8°30′N 93°38′E / 8.50°N 93.63°E / 8.50; 93.63
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Tillangchong Island
Map
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates8°30′N 93°38′E / 8.50°N 93.63°E / 8.50; 93.63
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Administration
Demographics
DemonymHindi
Population38
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
Official websitewww.and.nic.in

Tillangchong is an island and a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

History

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Nancowry of Teressa Taluk.[4][5]

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),[6] and is a protected sanctuary.[7] [8]

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,[6][9] with the island being held sacred to the Nicobarese people, who visit in one season annually to "...to pray, to feel, and to revere...".[6]

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%.[10]

Demographics (2011 Census)[10]
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

References

  1. ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. ^ Info
  3. ^ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  4. ^ Tehsils
  5. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  6. ^ a b c "The Nicobarese get their Megapode", Neha Sinha, Conservation India
  7. ^ "Tribal reserves, IBAs, and bird conservation: The unique case of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands", Sekhsaria, P., 2013, academia.edu
  8. ^ News
  9. ^ News
  10. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.