Rangat
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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
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
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."[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
As of July 2012, Rangat county included the following villages (panchayats):[4]
- Rangat proper
- Bakultala
- Dashratpur
- Kadamtala
- Kausalyanagar
- Long Island
- Nilambur
- Nimbutala
- Parnasala
- Sabri
- Shivapuram
- Sunderghar
- Urmilapur
- Uttara
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
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External links
- Andaman & Nicobar Administration Web site
- North and Middle Administration Website
- Official Andaman & Nicobar Tourism Website
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