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
The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...
, was 38,824 people, mainly of
Bengalis and
Tamils.
Rangat is 210 km from
Port Blair
Port Blair () is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division (''tehsil'') of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South And ...
and 70 km south of
Mayabunder. The town is well connected by road and sea routes.
Tourism
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."
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.
Villages
As of July 2012, Rangat county included the following villages (''
panchayats''):
Village Panchayat Names of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
''. Accessed on 2012-07-28.
* Rangat proper
*
Bakultala
*
Dashratpur
*
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a residential as well as semi-industrial area in the central part of Howrah City in Howrah district of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Kadamtala is under the jur ...
*
Kausalyanagar
*
Long Island
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*
Nilambur
*
Nimbutala
*
Parnasala
*
Sabri
*
Shivapuram
*
Sunderghar
*
Urmilapur
*
Uttara
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Centrally funded
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Middle Andaman
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Middle Andaman or locally known as JNV Panchawati is a boarding, co-educational school in North and Middle Andaman district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a U.T. in India. JNV Panchawati is funded by the Indian Mi ...
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
External links
Andaman & Nicobar Administration Web siteNorth and Middle Administration WebsiteOfficial Andaman & Nicobar Tourism Website*
Cities and towns in North and Middle Andaman district
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