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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.
Key Information
Rangat is 210 km from Port Blair and 70 km south of Mayabunder. The town is well connected by road and sea routes.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Bengali is the most spoken language in Rangat tehsil. As of 2011 census, Bengali is spoken as the first language by 40.97 per cent of the tehsil's population. Largest language's population are:[2]
- Bengali 15,007
- Sadri 4,707
- Hindi 2,221
- Telugu 3,271
- Kurukh 3,215
- Tamil 3,237
- Malayalam 1,824
- Kharia 1,043
- Munda 982
- Bengali (41.0%)
- Sadri (12.8%)
- Telugu (8.93%)
- Tamil (8.84%)
- Kurukh (8.78%)
- Hindi (6.06%)
- Malalyalam (4.98%)
- Kharia (2.85%)
- Munda (2.68%)
- others (3.06%)
Tourism
[edit]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."[3] 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
[edit]As of July 2012, Rangat county included the following villages (panchayats):[4]
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bradnock, Robert; Bradnock, Roma (2000). South India Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-900949-81-1.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Village Panchayat Names of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2012-07-28.
External links
[edit]- Andaman & Nicobar Administration Web site
- North and Middle Administration Website
- Official Andaman & Nicobar Tourism Website
Rangat travel guide from Wikivoyage
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