Landfall Island

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) south of Myanmar.[8] It is home to the Kari tribe.[10]

Landfall Island
Native name:
Talrichiro, Taramikhu and Tanmoker [1]
Landfall Island
Location of East Island
Landfall Island
Landfall Island (Bay of Bengal)
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates13.65°N 93.00°E / 13.65; 93.00
ArchipelagoAndaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Landfall
Area14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi)[2]
Length4.7 km (2.92 mi)
Width5.3 km (3.29 mi)
Coastline20.00 km (12.427 mi)
Highest elevation79 m (259 ft)[3]
Highest pointnorth hill
Administration
DistrictNorth and Middle Andaman
Island groupAndaman Islands
TalukDiglipur Taluk
Largest settlementLandfall village (pop. 6)
Demographics
Population6 (2016)
Pop. density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsmainland Indians, Andamanese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744202[4]
Telephone code031927 [5]
ISO codeIN-AN-00[6]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy100.0%
Avg. summer temperature30.2 °C (86.4 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23.0 °C (73.4 °F)
Sex ratio15.0♂/♀
Census Code35.639.0004
Official LanguagesHindi, English

To the east 1.2 kilometres (0.65 nmi) across a navigable narrow coral reef channel is East Island also belonging to India, and 40 kilometres (22 nmi) to the north are the Coco Islands belonging to Myanmar.

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 is separated from North Andaman Island by the Cleugh Passage.[3] The island is small, having an area of 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi).

Administration

Politically, Landfall Island, along with neighboring islands, 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 small village on the landfall island, composed only of the native tribes. 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
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See also
Exclusive economic zones
Extreme points

References
  1. "Landfall Island in Andaman and Nicobar". Travel to India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  3. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 173: India and the Bay of Bengal (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 273.
  4. "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  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. 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 16 January 2011.
  10. "Landfall Island in Andaman and Nicobar, Info of Landfall Island Andaman". Indiatravelnext.com. 26 December 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  11. Tehsils
  12. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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