Rangat
Rangat | |
|---|---|
village | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 744205 |
| Telephone code | 03192 |
| Nearest city | Port Blair |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | and.nic.in |
Rangat is a town on the
Tamils
.
Rangat is 210 km from Port Blair and 70 km south of Mayabunder. The town is well connected by road and sea routes.[1]
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."[2] 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):[3]
- Rangat proper
- Bakultala
- Dashratpur
- Kadamtala
- Kausalyanagar
- Long Island
- Nilambur
- Nimbutala
- Parnasala
- Sabri
- Shivapuram
- Sunderghar
- Urmilapur
- Uttara
Centrally funded
taluk. Navodaya vidyalaya is well connected via National Highway 4
which lies just 1.5 km away.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-900949-81-1.
- ISBN 978-1-84836-563-6.
- ^ Village Panchayat Names of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 2012-07-28.
External links
- Andaman & Nicobar Administration Web site
- North and Middle Administration Website
- Official Andaman & Nicobar Tourism Website
Rangat travel guide from Wikivoyage
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