Landfall Island

Landfall Island
Native name: Talrichiro, Taramikhu and Tanmoker [1]
Landfall Island
Location of East Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 13°39′N 93°00′E / 13.65°N 93.00°E / 13.65; 93.00Coordinates: 13°39′N 93°00′E / 13.65°N 93.00°E / 13.65; 93.00
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Landfall
Area 14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi)[2]
Length 4.7 km (2.92 mi)
Width 5.3 km (3.29 mi)
Coastline 20.00 km (12.427 mi)
Highest elevation 79 m (259 ft)[3]
Highest point north hill
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Cleugh Passage Group
Taluk Diglipur Taluk
Largest settlement Landfall village (pop. 6)
Demographics
Population 6 (2016)
Pop. density 0.4 /km2 (1 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups mainland Indians, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202[4]
Telephone code 031927 [5]
ISO code IN-AN-00[6]
Official website www.and.nic.in
Literacy 100.0%
Avg. summer temperature 30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio 15.0♂/♀
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

Landfall Island is the northernmost island of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[7][8] It belongs to the territory's North and Middle Andaman administrative district.[9] The island lies 220 km (137 mi) north of Port Blair, and is situated 300 km (186 mi) km from Burma.[8] It is home to the Kari tribe.[10]

History

The island was severely affected by the tsunami that was caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which led to damaged infrastructure. The island's coral reefs were exposed in bulk.

Geography

The island is situated between North Andaman Island and Myanmar's Coco Islands. It belongs to the Cleugh Passage Group and lies immediately north of the passage. The island is small, having an area of 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi).

Administration

Politically, Landfall Island, along with neighboring islands in the Cleugh Passage Group, is part of Diglipur Taluk.[11] The village is near the police station.

Transportation

Ferries connect this island to Diglipur.[10]

Demographics

There is only one village. According to the 2011 census of India, the effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.[12]

Demographics (2011 Census)[12]
TotalMaleFemale
Population600
Children aged below 6 years000
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe600
Literates600
Workers (all)600
Main workers (total)600

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  3. ↑ Pro Star
  4. ↑ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 2016-09-22. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  5. ↑ code
  6. ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  7. ↑ Ghosh, G.K. (1998). Tourism perspective in Andaman & Nicobar islands. New Delhi: APH. p. 26. ISBN 8170249783.
  8. 1 2 Bansal, Sunita Pant (2005). Encyclopaedia of India. New Delhi, India: Smriti Books. p. 54. ISBN 8187967714.
  9. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Landfall Island in Andaman and Nicobar, Info of Landfall Island Andaman". Indiatravelnext.com. 2004-12-26. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  11. ↑ Tehsils
  12. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-07-21.


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