Tillangchong Explained

Tillangchong Island
Native Name Link:Nicobarese language
Map:India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Coordinates:8.5°N 93.63°W
Location:Bay of Bengal
Archipelago:Nicobar Islands
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:14.7
Area Footnotes:[1]
Length Km:16.5
Width Km:2
Coastline Km:46.5
Elevation M:244
Highest Mount:Maharani[2]
Country: India
Country Admin Divisions Title:District
Country Admin Divisions: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:Taluk
Country Admin Divisions 3:Teressa tehsil
Country Largest City:Novara Bay
Country Largest City Population:38
Population:38
Population As Of:2011
Density Km2:2.58
Ethnic Groups:Hindu, Nicobarese
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:744301
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:03192
Iso Code Type:ISO code
Iso Code:IN-AN-00[3]
Additional Info:
Child:yes
Label2:Literacy
Data2:84.4%
Label3:Avg. summer temperature
Data3:32°C
Label4:Avg. winter temperature
Data4:28°C
Label5:Sex ratio
Data5:/
Label7:Census Code
Data7:35.638.0002.645033
Label8:Official Languages
Data8: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 NancowryTaluk.[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), 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,[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...".[10]

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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)[11] ! !! Total !! Male !! Female
Population 38 38 0
Children aged below 6 years 0 0 0
0 0 0
5 5 0
Literates 34 34 0
Workers (all) 38 38 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census. Government of Andaman.
  2. http://www.sea-seek.com/ebook/Andaman_sea.pdf Info
  3. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  4. Web site: No rescue for Police Jawans of Tillanchang Island.
  5. http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils
  6. Web site: Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages . Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC . 2015-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf . 2016-03-04 .
  7. 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"
  8. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/bird-calls-for-help/article3808359.ece News
  9. http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6235:myanmarese-poachers-apprehended-off-tillangchong-island&catid=37&Itemid=142 News
  10. http://www.conservationindia.org/case-studies/the-nicobarese-get-their-megapode "The Nicobarese get their Megapode"
  11. Web site: District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands . . Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands . 2015-07-21 .