# Rutland Island

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For Rutland Island in County Donegal, see [Rutland Island, County Donegal](/source/Rutland_Island%2C_County_Donegal).

Rutland Island Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of Rutland Island highlighted Rutland Island Geography Location Bay of Bengal Coordinates 11°25′N 92°38′E / 11.42°N 92.64°E / 11.42; 92.64 Archipelago Andaman Islands Adjacent to Indian Ocean Total islands 1 Major islands Rutland Area 121.5 km2 (46.9 sq mi)[1] [1] Length 18 km (11.2 mi) Width 11 km (6.8 mi) Coastline 69 km (42.9 mi) Highest elevation 433 m (1421 ft)[2] Highest point Mount Ford Administration India District South Andaman Island group Andaman Islands Island sub-group Rutland Archipelago Tehsil Port Blair Tehsil Largest settlement Bada Khari (pop. 169) Demographics Population 347 (2016) Pop. density 2.85/km2 (7.38/sq mi) Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese Additional information Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) PIN 744105[3] Telephone code 031927[4] ISO code IN-AN-00[5] Official website www.and.nic.in Literacy 64% Avg. summer temperature 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) Avg. winter temperature 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) Sex ratio 1.48♂/♀ Census Code 35.639.0004 Official Languages Hindi, English

**Rutland Island** is an island of the [Andaman Islands](/source/Andaman_Islands). It belongs to the [South Andaman](/source/South_Andaman_district) administrative [district](/source/Districts_of_India), part of the [Indian](/source/India) [union territory](/source/Union_territory) of [Andaman and Nicobar Islands](/source/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands).[6] The island is located 20 km (12 mi) south from [Port Blair](/source/Port_Blair).

## History

The island used to be home to the [Jangil](/source/Jangil), one of the indigenous [Andamanese](/source/Andamanese_peoples) groups. The Jangil (also called "Rutland Jarawa" since they were thought to have been related to the [Jarawa](/source/Jarawa_(Andaman_Islands)) of South Andaman) occupied much of the interior of the island according to mid-19th century [British](/source/British_Raj) accounts; however, their interactions with outsiders were few and far between. Up to the early 20th century there are only a handful of documented encounters with Jangil individuals. The last documented encounter was in 1907, and when in the 1920s a more extensive expedition to the island's interior was conducted, no traces of their active habitation were found; the Jangil had become extinct.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland_Island#endnote_AA)

From time to time other indigenous Andamanese, such as the [Onge](/source/Onge_people) from Little Andaman Island to the south and [Great Andamanese](/source/Great_Andamanese) tribes to the north had also set up fishing communities on Rutland. However, with the great reduction in numbers of these peoples, and their (enforced) relocation to more restricted areas, the island no longer has any permanent indigenous settlement. There is a [lighthouse](/source/Lighthouse) at the slopes of the hill on the north of the island, about 2 km from the landing point. [7]

## Geography

The island belongs to the Rutland Archipelago and is located across the Macpherson Strait from [South Andaman Island](/source/South_Andaman_Island). It is separated from [Little Andaman](/source/Little_Andaman) by the [Duncan Passage](/source/Duncan_Passage), and from North Clinque Island by Manner Strait. Mount Ford, 433m high, lies in the N part of the island; Mount Mayo, 227m high, lies in the S part.[2]

## Administration

Politically, Rutland Island, along neighboring Rutland Archipelago, are part of [Port Blair](/source/Port_Blair) [Taluk](/source/Tehsils_of_India).[8]

## Demographics

There are 6 villages on the island: Rutland village, R.M.Point village, Bamboo Nallaha, Kichad Nallaha, Bada Khari and Dani Nallah.

According to the [2011 census of India](/source/2011_census_of_India), the island has 119 households, with 347 inhabitants, speaking [Hindi](/source/Hindi_language), [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language), [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language).[9] The effective literacy rate is 64%.[10]

Demographics (2011 Census)[10] Total Male Female Population 347 207 140 Children aged below 6 years 30 11 19 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 2 2 0 Literates 221 144 77 Workers (all) 217 167 50 Main workers (total) 195 152 43

The island has 53 [hectares](/source/Hectare) of cultivated land, 237 [cattle](/source/Cattle) heads, 157 [goats](/source/Goat).[9]

## Flora and fauna

Rutland Island is rich in marine life with the shallow waters near the island having a good representation of smaller fish and coral.The vegetation of Rutland Island is similar to that of [North Sentinel Island](/source/North_Sentinel_Island) with dry sandy soils. Although hilly, the island is overgrown with fairly open jungle and brush.

## Tourism

Rutland Island offers an ideal base for training [open water divers](/source/Open_water_diving). Prominent tourist spots on the island include Jahaji Beach, Bada Balu, Manner Strait, Photo Nallah and Dani Nallah.[9]

## Rutland Water Project

As of 2012, the Andaman Public Works Department was planning to bring water from Rutland Island to [Port Blair](/source/Port_Blair) by underwater [pipeline](/source/Pipeline_transport) across Mac Pherson Strait, from R. M. Point to Phongibalu in South Andaman. The pipeline would be about 1.2 km long; the maximum depth of the strait at the planned location is 55 m. The pipeline was estimated to cost about 140 million [rupees](/source/Rupee).[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cit_1-0)** ["Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census"](http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf) (PDF). Government of Andaman.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nga_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nga_2-1) [*Sailing Directions (Enroute),*Pub. 173:*India and the Bay of Bengal*](https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?key=16694491/SFH00000/Pub173bk.pdf&type=view) (PDF). *[Sailing Directions](/source/Sailing_Directions)*. [United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency](/source/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency). 2017. p. 278.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["A&N Islands - Pincodes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140323224041/http://www.india-codes.com/pincodes/a-n-islands-pin-code). 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-allcodesindia_4-0)** ["STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar"](http://allcodesindia.in/stdcode/andaman+and+nicobar.php). allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census_6-0)** ["Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands"](http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-VillageDirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_35.pdf) (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-light_7-0)** ["Government of India, Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships"](http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=162&Module_id=16&LocationId=10&LangId=1). www.dgll.nic.in. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-and_8-0)** ["DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS"](http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf) (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ruc2001_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ruc2001_9-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ruc2001_9-2) Government of India (2008), *[Rutland Island](https://web.archive.org/web/20111108071958/http://www.and.nic.in/stats/2008/IslandWise/southAndaman/RUTLAND.pdf)* In Island Wise Statistical Outline, Accessed on 2012-07-16.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census_2011_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census_2011_10-1) ["District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf) (PDF). *[2011 Census of India](/source/2011_Census_of_India)*. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from [the original](http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf) (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ruwap_11-0)** Kriti De (2012), *[Rutland Water Project - APWD bats on ‘BOOT’ pitch](http://echoofindia.com/port-blair-rutland-water-project-2398)*. Accessed on 2012-07-16.

- **[^](#ref_Earthwatch)** ["Rutland Island"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140617210211/http://islands.unep.ch/IMB.htm). [UN System-Wide Earthwatch](/source/UN_System-Wide_Earthwatch). Archived from [the original](http://islands.unep.ch/IMB.htm) on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2006.

- **[^](#ref_AA)** [Andaman Association on the Jangil](https://web.archive.org/web/20130520161055/http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/chapter8/text8.htm#jangil#jangil#jangil)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Rutland Island](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rutland_Island).

- [Andaman and Nicobar Islands](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands#Q926543) travel guide from Wikivoyage

- [India portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India)

v t e South Andaman district Cities and towns Bombooflat Garacharma Port Blair Prothrapur Tehsils and villages Ferrargunj Alipur Aniket Badmash Pahar Balughat Beach Dera (EFA) Between Middle Strait (JPPC) & Jirkatang (JA) Bindraban Caddlegunj (incl. Sona Pahar & Hazari Bagh (JPPC) Chouldari Coffee Plot Colinpur Craikabad Dhanikhari Dundas Point Ferrargunj Flat Bay Govindapuram Guptapara Hashmatabad (EFA) Hashmatabad Herbertabad Hobdipur Homfreygunj Hope Town Jhinga Nallaha (JPPC & APWDC) Jirkatang No.2 (EFA) Kadakachang Kalatang Knapuram Malapuram Manglutan (EFA) Manglutan Manjeri & Line Dera (FC) Mannarghat Manpur Mathura Maymyo (EFA) Maymyo Middle Strait (JPPC) Mile Tilek (ARF) Mile Tilek (JPPC) Mile Tilek & Mile Tilek (EFA) Mithakhari Mohwa Dera Muslim Basti Namunaghar Nayashahar (EFA) Nayashahar North Bay Ograbraij Pongi Balu (FC) & Bada Balu (EFA) Port Mouat Shoal Bay Shore Point Stewartgunj Temple Myo Tirur (JA) Tirur Tushnabad Wandoor Wimberlygunj Wright Myo Little Andaman Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-I (FDCA) Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-II (FDCA) Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-III (FDCA) Butler Bay Forest Camp 4-IV (FDCA) Dugong Creek (OS) Forest Camp at 14 km. 5-II (FDCA) Forest Camp at 14 km. 5-III (FDCA) Forest Camp at 19 km. (FDCA) Harmender Bay (NS) Hut Bay Little Andaman M/s Asia & Company (Asia Timber Product) Netaji Nagar Rabindra Nagar Ramakrishnapur Red Oil Palm (Nursery Camp) Vivekanandapuram Port Blair Bada Khari (FC) Bamboo Nallaha(EFA) incl. Kichad Nallaha(EFA) Beadnabad Bejoy Nagar Bharatpur Bimilitan & Kodiyaghat Brichgunj Brookshabad part Calicut Chidiyatapu Chidiyatapu (WLS) Dollygunj Govinda Nagar Krishna Nagar Lakshmanpur, South Andaman Minnie Bay part Munda Pahar (EFA) Neil Kendra North Sentinel Island Prothrapur R.M.Point (FC) Radha Nagar Ram Nagar Rangachang Rutland School Line part Shyam Nagar Sippighat Sitapur Teylorabad

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