Landfall Island


Landfall Island is the northernmost island of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It belongs to the territory's North and Middle Andaman administrative district.
The island lies north of Port Blair, and is situated south of Myanmar. It is home to the Kari tribe.
To the east across a navigable narrow coral reef channel is East Island also belonging to India, and 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. The island is small, having an area of.

Administration

Politically, Landfall Island, along with neighboring islands, is part of Diglipur Taluk. The village is near the police station.

Transportation

Ferries connect this island to Diglipur.

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 is 100%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population600
Children aged below 6 years000
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe600
Literates600
Workers 600
Main workers 600