Rangat
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Rangat is one of 5 local administrative divisions of the Indian district
of Andaman
, part of the India
n union territory
of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It is a division known locally as a tehsil
, roughly equivalent to a county
in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Andaman Islands
.
Rangat is 210 km from Port Blair
and 70 km south of Mayabunder
. Rangat is well connected by road and sea route. Daily boat services are available between Port Blair and Rangat Bay (Nimbutala Village) via Havelock
and Neil Island. Road journey between Port Blair and Rangat is via Kadamtala and Baratang bay. To cross each bay the vehicle has to be transported over a ferry boat (locally called as vehicle fery) to reach the other end of road.
Rangat's population according to 2001 Census of India figures was 38,824 and consists mainly of Bengali and Tamil population.
Panchavati water fall/beach, Amkunj beach and Betapur beach are nearby places to visit. Cutbert Bay Beach (20 km) away from Rangat bazaar/jetty) is a turtle nesting ground (December to February). Government owned Guest house Hawksbill Nest is near to the Cutbert bay beach and Turtle sanctuary.
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
of Andaman
Andaman district
Andaman district was a district of India, one of three districts in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The district's administrative territory encompasses all of the Andaman Islands, which are located in the Indian Ocean...
, part of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n union territory
Union Territory
A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...
of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It is a division known locally as a tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
, roughly equivalent to a county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
in its range of administrative powers. It is located in the Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal between India to the west, and Burma , to the north and east...
.
Rangat is 210 km from Port Blair
Port Blair
Port Blair is the largest town and a municipal council in Andaman district in the Andaman Islands and the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India...
and 70 km south of Mayabunder
Mayabunder
Mayabunder is one of 5 local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Andaman, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands....
. Rangat is well connected by road and sea route. Daily boat services are available between Port Blair and Rangat Bay (Nimbutala Village) via Havelock
Havelock
- People :* Havelock-Allan Baronets, holders of the Baronetcy* Sir Henry Havelock, , British general, active in India* Lieutenant General Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet , British General, MP for Sunderland 1874–1881 and Durham South East 1885–1892 and 1895–1897 * Sir Henry...
and Neil Island. Road journey between Port Blair and Rangat is via Kadamtala and Baratang bay. To cross each bay the vehicle has to be transported over a ferry boat (locally called as vehicle fery) to reach the other end of road.
Rangat's population according to 2001 Census of India figures was 38,824 and consists mainly of Bengali and Tamil population.
Panchavati water fall/beach, Amkunj beach and Betapur beach are nearby places to visit. Cutbert Bay Beach (20 km) away from Rangat bazaar/jetty) is a turtle nesting ground (December to February). Government owned Guest house Hawksbill Nest is near to the Cutbert bay beach and Turtle sanctuary.