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 Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Landfall Island Landfall Island (Bay of Bengal) Show map of Bay of Bengal
Geography
Location	Bay of Bengal
Coordinates	13.65°N 93.00°E / 13.65; 93.00
Archipelago	Andaman Islands
Adjacent to	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
India
District	North and Middle Andaman
Island group	Andaman Islands
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	IST (UTC+5:30)
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

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]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	6	0	0
Children aged below 6 years	0	0	0
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	6	0	0
Literates	6	0	0
Workers (all)	6	0	0
Main workers (total)	6	0	0

See also

• India portal

Exclusive economic zones

• Exclusive economic zone of India
• Exclusive economic zone of Indonesia
• Exclusive economic zone of Malaysia
• Exclusive economic zone of Thailand
• India's Look-East Connectivity projects
• Sabang strategic port development, India-Indonesia project
• Sittwe Port, India-Myanmar project
• Dawei Port Project in Myanmar

Extreme points

• Indira Point, India's southernmost point of Andaman Nicobar Islands group
• Rondo Island, Indonesia's northernmost island is closest to Indira Point
• Narcondam Island, India's easternmost point of Andaman Nicobar Islands group
• Coco Islands, Myanmar's islands closest to Indian islands in northern Andaman sea
• Exclusive economic zone of India
• Extreme points of India
• Extreme points of Indonesia
• Extreme points of Myanmar
• Extreme points of Bangladesh
• Extreme points of Thailand
• Borders of India