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{{short description|Indian island of the Andaman chain}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Baratang Island
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| image_size = 125px
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| map_caption = Location of Baratang Island
| coordinates = {{coord|12.18|N|92.80|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| etymology =
| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]
| archipelago = [[Andaman Islands]]
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]
| area_km2 = 242.6
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman|access-date=28 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|archive-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| length_km = 27.8
| width_km = 14
| coastline_km = 117
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| country = [[India]]
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Andaman Islands]]
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Great Andaman]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Rangat]]
| country_largest_city = [[Nilambur, Rangat|Nilambur]]
| country_largest_city_population = 1600
| population = 5691
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = census 2011, only villages on Baratang
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| density_km2 = 23.45
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| ethnic_groups = [[Hindu]], [[Andamanese people|Munda, Khadiya, Chotanagpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 744202<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |title=A&N Islands - Pincodes |date=22 September 2016 |accessdate=22 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=23 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 031927<ref name="allcodesindia">{{cite web|url=http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php |publisher=allcodesindia.in|title=STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar|accessdate=2016-09-23}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]
| iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref>
| additional_info = {{Infobox
| child=yes
| label2 = Literacy
| data2 = 75.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature
| data3 ={{convert|30.2|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature
| data4 ={{convert|23.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| data5 =1.05[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code
| data7 = 35.639.0002
| label8 = Official Languages
| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
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|country1_leader_name=Vipul Pandey|country_leader_title=|country1_leader_title=Divisional Forest Officer}}
'''Baratang Island''' is an island of the [[Andaman Islands]]. It belongs to the [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]], part of the Indian [[union territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf|title=Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Census of India|accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> The island lies {{cvt|150|km}} north of Port Blair.

==History==
Ranchiwalas Island is another name for Baratang Island. Towards the close of the nineteenth century, the city of Ranchi experienced political upheaval. Many locals sought refuge by converting to Christianity with the help of the missionaries there. The British, realizing the future prospects of the forests of Andaman and Nicobar islands, sent the converts to Baratang Island to cultivate crops. The laborers from Ranchi settled there and made new lives for themselves.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Paty|first1=Chittarangjan Kumar|title=Forest, Government, and Tribe|date=2007|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-8069-406-6|pages=107}}</ref>
A lighthouse was commissioned in 1985 at the eastern entrance to the Andaman strait.<ref name="light">{{cite web|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=158&Module_id=16&LocationId=10&LangId=1|publisher=www.dgll.nic.in|title=Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.|accessdate=2016-10-18}}</ref>

==Geography==
The island belongs to the [[Great Andaman]] Chain, and with an area of {{convert|242.6|km2}} it is one of the main [[island]]s of the group, a closely set [[archipelago]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]], adjoining the [[Andaman Sea]]. [[Middle Andaman]] is to its north, and [[South Andaman]] to the south. Beaches, mangrove creeks, [[Solutional cave|limestone caves]], and [[mud volcano]]es are some of the physical features.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andamans.gov.in/html/Baratang.html|title=Official Website of Andaman & Nicobar Tourism {{!}}{{!}} A & N Administration {{!}}{{!}} India|website=www.andamans.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref> The islands of [[Ritchie's Archipelago]] lie {{convert|14|km}} to the east. [[Port Blair]], the capital of the Indian [[Union Territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], is located approximately {{convert|45|km}} from the southern tip of Baratang. Baratang contains the only known examples of [[mud volcano]]es in India. These mud volcanoes have erupted sporadically, with recent eruptions in 2005 believed to have been associated with the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]. The previous major eruption recorded was on 18 February 2003. The locals call this mud volcano ''jalki''.
There are other volcanoes in the area, the [[Barren Island (Andaman Islands)|Barren Island]] volcano which is the only [[active volcano]] in [[South Asia]], and the [[Narcondum]] volcano which has been classified as a dormant volcano by the [[Geological Survey of India]].

==Administration==
Administratively, Baratang Island is part of [[Rangat]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].
Forest area of island is managed by DFO, Baratang<ref name="and">{{cite web |url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |publisher=andssw1.and.nic.in |title=DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS |accessdate=2016-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015509/http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>.Currently, Vipul Pandey is DFO. <ref>{{Cite web|title=District Officers Contact {{!}} जिला उत्तर और मध्य अंडमान, अंडमान और निकोबार सरकार {{!}} India|url=https://northmiddle.andaman.nic.in/hi/officers-contact/|access-date=2020-09-10|language=hi-IN}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The island is dissected by the Andaman Trunk Road to Rangat and Mayabunder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andamans.gov.in/html/Baratang.html|title=Official Website of Andaman & Nicobar Tourism {{!}}{{!}} A & N Administration {{!}}{{!}} India|website=www.andamans.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref> There are two ferry crosses: "Bamboo Trikery" Jetty and "Nilambur" Jetty. The [[Veer Savarkar International Airport]] in the city of [[Port Blair]] is the nearest airport located approximately {{cvt|104|km}} away from the isle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripcrafters.com/travel/baratang-island-weather-and-best-time-to-visit-baratang-island|title=Baratang Island Weather And Best Time To Visit Baratang Island (2021)|website=www.tripcrafters.com}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
There are a twelve villages on Baratang, most noted are Adazig, Sunderghar, Nayaghar and Nilambur(HQ).
According to the [[2011 census of India]], the Island has 5691 inhabitants. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 100%.<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |accessdate=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |archivedate=1 August 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011"/>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 5691|| 2920|| 2771
|-
| Literates || 4291|| 2321|| 1970
|}
This island is inhabited mainly by the local Jarawa tribes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/baratang-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html|title=Baratang Island in Andaman and Nicobar, Baratang Island|date=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520233636/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/baratang-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html|archive-date=20 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ls1.and.nic.in/doef/images/BaratangForestDivision.jpg |title=map |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817205702/http://ls1.and.nic.in/doef/images/BaratangForestDivision.jpg |archive-date=17 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Tourism==
Baratang has plenty of private accommodations. Forest and PWD guest houses are also available. Visitors should book well in advance for a confirmed reservation.
The major attractions are the limestone caves, the Mud volcano, Parrot Island, and Baludera Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.knowandamans.com/2011/12/parrot-island-baratang.html|title=Parrot Island, Baratang}}</ref><ref>http://www.knowandamans.com/2012/10/geomorphologists-delight-limestone-caves-in-baratang.html</ref>

==Image gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights="180">
File:Baratang I locale.png|Location of Baratang
File:Ferry with public, and vehicles crossing from Baratang to Middle Strait point, Andaman Islands, India.jpg|Ferry at Middle Strait jetty, Baratang
File:Baratang Island Middle Strait entry point, Andaman Islands, India.JPG|Baratang Island Middle Strait jetty
File:Baratang Island near Middle Strait entry point, Andaman Islands, India.JPG|Baratang Island Middle Strait jetty
File:Mud Volcano Baratang Island, Andaman Island, India,.JPG|Mud Volcano of Baratang Island
File:Baratang mud volcano.jpg|Mud Volcano of Baratang Island
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Baratang Island}}

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[[Category:Islands of North and Middle Andaman district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Volcanoes of India]]
[[Category:Volcanoes of the Indian Ocean]]
[[Category:Mud volcanoes]]

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