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{{Infobox islands
| name = Landfall Island
| native_name = Talrichiro, Taramikhu and Tanmoker <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/landfall-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520204219/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/landfall-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 May 2013 | title=Landfall Island in Andaman and Nicobar | publisher=Travel to India | accessdate=26 January 2019 }}</ref>
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal
| map_caption = Location of East Island
| coordinates = {{coord|13.65|N|93.00|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]]
| total_islands = 1
| major_islands = {{hlist|Landfall}}
| area_km2 = 14.70
| 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}}</ref>
| rank =
| length_km = 4.7
| width_km = 5.3
| coastline_km = 20.00
| elevation_m = 79
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=nga>{{cite enroute|173|2017|273}}</ref>
| highest_mount = north hill
| country = {{flag|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_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Diglipur|Diglipur Taluk]]
| country_largest_city = Landfall village
| country_largest_city_population = 6
| population = 6
| population_as_of = 2016
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| density_km2 = 0.4
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| ethnic_groups = [[Indian people|mainland Indians]], [[Andamanese people|Andamanese]]
| 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=2016-09-22 |accessdate=2016-09-22 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code |archivedate=2014-03-23 }}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 031927 <ref>[http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php code]</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 = 100.0%
| 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 =15.0[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.639.0004
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
}}
}}
'''Landfall Island''' is the northernmost island of the [[Indian union territory]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ghosh|first=G.K.|title=Tourism perspective in Andaman & Nicobar islands.|year=1998|publisher=APH|location=New Delhi|isbn=8170249783|page=26}}</ref><ref name=Bansals>{{cite book|last=Bansal|first=Sunita Pant|title=Encyclopaedia of India|year=2005|publisher=Smriti Books|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=8187967714|page=54}}</ref>
It belongs to the territory's [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]] administrative [[Districts of India|district]].<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=16 January 2011}}</ref>
The island lies {{convert|220|km|0|abbr=on}} north of [[Port Blair]], and is situated {{convert|300|km|0|abbr=on}} south of [[Myanmar]].<ref name=Bansals/> It is home to the [[Kari people|Kari tribe]].<ref name="indiatravelnext1">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/landfall-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html |title=Landfall Island in Andaman and Nicobar, Info of Landfall Island Andaman |publisher=Indiatravelnext.com |date=2004-12-26 |accessdate=2016-09-22 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520204219/http://www.indiatravelnext.com/islands-of-andaman/landfall-island-in-andaman-and-nicobar.html |archivedate=2013-05-20 }}</ref>

To the east {{convert|1.2|km|nmi}} across a navigable narrow coral reef channel is [[East Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)|East Island]] also belonging to India, and {{convert|40|km|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]].<ref name="nga" /> The island is small, having an area of {{convert|3.1|km2|abbr=on}}.

==Administration==
Politically, Landfall Island, along with neighboring islands, is part of [[Diglipur]] [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]].<ref>[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils]</ref> The village is near the [[police]] station.

==Transportation==
Ferries connect this island to [[Diglipur]].<ref name="indiatravelnext1"/>

== 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%.<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=2015-08-01 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011"/>
! !! 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==

; Exclusive economic zones
* [[Exclusive economic zone of India]]
* [[Exclusive economic zone of Indonesia]]
* [[Exclusive economic zone of Malaysia]]
* [[Exclusive economic zone of Thailand]]
* [[India–Myanmar_barrier#Look-East_Connectivity|India's Look-East Connectivity projects]]
* [[Sabang, Indonesia|Sabang strategic port development]], India-Indonesia project
* [[Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport 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]]
* [[Outline_of_Myanmar#Extreme|Extreme points of Myanmar]]
* [[Extreme points of Bangladesh]]
* [[Geography_of_Thailand#Extreme|Extreme points of Thailand]]
* [[Borders of India]]

== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050728121303/http://www.gsi.gov.in/mudvol.htm Geological Survey of India]
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}
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[[Category:Villages in North and Middle Andaman district]]
[[Category:Islands of North and Middle Andaman district]]

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