Location Bay of Bengal Total islands 1 Length 3.7 km (2.3 mi) Area 13.7 km² Postal code 744104 Adjacent body of water Indian Ocean | Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Major islands Neill Width 6.3 km (3.91 mi) Elevation 101 m Area code 031927 | |
Island groups Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman Islands | ||
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Neill Island is an island of the Andaman Islands, located in Ritchie's Archipelago. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. the island is lying 36 km (22 mi) northeast from Port Blair.
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- Map of Neil Island Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744104
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- EtymologyEdit
- HistoryEdit
- GeographyEdit
- AdministrationEdit
- DemographicsEdit
- TransportationEdit
- EconomyEdit
- TourismEdit
- References
Map of Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744104
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EtymologyEdit
Neill is named after British Brigadier general James Neill, who had sternly dealt with the rebels during the suppression of the 1857 Mutiny.
HistoryEdit
Neill Island was uninhabited until the arrival of settlers in the late 1960s. Like Havelock, the vast majority of settlers at Neill were refugees from erstwhile Bangladesh, following the exodus of Hindu Bangladeshi's prior to that country's war of independence in 1971.
GeographyEdit
The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located between Havelock Island and Rose Island. It is a comparatively flat island, and much of the landmass was deemed suitable for paddy cultivation. Unfortunately, as a result of this, very little forest cover remains at Neil, and almost all of it is concentrated in the reserve forest on Neil's north-western side. Neill island tends to remain a degree or two warmer than Havelock as a result of the lack of forest cover. The island is not without charm however, but it is a different, pastoral sort of charm that the island offers.
AdministrationEdit
Politically, Neill Island is part of Neill Kendra panchayat, of Port Blair Taluk.
DemographicsEdit
The population of 3040 lives in five villages, which are numbered 1 through 5 (with population at 2011 census in parentheses):
- Sitapur (274)
- Bharatpur (629)
- Neill Kendra (1000)
- Lakshmanpur (382)
- Ram Nagar (755)
TransportationEdit
There is a jetty at Neill Kendra, which serves as the only entry–exit point of the island. There are regular Government ferry from Port Blair to Neill Island. There are private cruise ships such as Makruzz and Coastal Cruise.
EconomyEdit
Agriculture is the primary occupation of the villagers, and the island supplies vegetables to the rest of Andaman.
TourismEdit
Despite its minuscule tourist infrastructure, an increasing number of tourists have chosen to stay at Neill Island instead of neighboring Havelock Island. There are a handful of restaurants and basic beach hotels that cater to international and domestic tourists.