Tillangchong
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{{Infobox islands
| name = Tillangchong Island
| native_name =
| native_name_link = Nicobarese language
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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| map_caption = Location of Tillangchong Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| coordinates = {{coord|8.50|N|93.63|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
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| location = Bay of Bengal
| archipelago = Nicobar Islands
| waterbody = Indian Ocean
| total_islands = 1
| major_islands = {{hlist|Tillangchong}}
| area_km2 = 14.7
| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman}}
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| length_km = 16.5
| width_km = 2
| coastline_km = 46.5
| elevation_m = 244
| highest_mount = Maharani[http://www.sea-seek.com/ebook/Andaman_sea.pdf Info]
| country = {{flag|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
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| density_km2 = 2.58
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| ethnic_groups = Hindu, Nicobarese
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 744301
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03192
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
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| iso_code = IN-AN-00Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = Sex ratio| data5 =♂/♀
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.638.0002.645033
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = Hindi, English, Tamil
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Tillangchong, also known as Tillanchang,{{cite web|title=No rescue for Police Jawans of Tillanchang Island|url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2012/04/12/no-rescue-for-police-jawans-of-tillanchang-island/}} is an island and a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Administration
The island belongs to the Teressa tehsil in Nancowry subdivision.[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils]{{cite web |url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages |publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC |accessdate=2015-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}
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.[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"], Sekhsaria, P., 2013, academia.edu
[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/bird-calls-for-help/article3808359.ece News]
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,[http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6235:myanmarese-poachers-apprehended-off-tillangchong-island&catid=37&Itemid=142 News] with the island being held sacred to the Nicobarese people, who visit in one season annually to "...to pray, to feel, and to revere...".[http://www.conservationindia.org/case-studies/the-nicobarese-get-their-megapode "The Nicobarese get their Megapode"], Neha Sinha, Conservation India
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%.
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|+ Demographics (2011 Census){{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands |work=2011 Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |accessdate=2015-07-21 }} ! !! Total !! Male !! Female | |||
| Population | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Literates | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Workers (all) | 38 | 38 | 0 |
Image gallery
File:Map of Nicobar Islands-en.png|Map
File:Nicobar islands 1 Tillangchong.jpg|Photo Aerial
References
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Category:Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Category:Villages in Nancowry tehsil
Category:Populated places in India
Category:Islands of the Bay of Bengal
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