{{Short description|Uninhabited islet in Lakshadweep, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox islands | name = Viringili | native_name = | native_name_link = Mahl language | native_name_lang = | sobriquet = Small Pox Island | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | pushpin_map = India Lakshadweep | pushpin_relief = image1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Villingili Island in Lakshadweep | coordinates = {{coord|8.278|N|73.011|E|region:IN-LD_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} | etymology = | location = Arabian Sea | archipelago = Lakshadweep | waterbody = Indian Ocean | total_islands = 1 | major_islands = {{hlist |Villingili}} | area_km2 =0.025 | area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/data%20sheet.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Lakshadweep}}</ref> | rank = | length_km = 0.15 | width_km = 0.20 | coastline_km = 0.8 | elevation_m = 0 | highest_mount = | country = {{flag|India}} | country_admin_divisions_title = Territory | country_admin_divisions = Union territory of Lakshadweep | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = District | country_admin_divisions_1 = Lakshadweep | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island group | country_admin_divisions_2 = Minicoy Islands | country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Tehsils of India | country_admin_divisions_3 = Minicoy Tehsil | country_admin_divisions_title_4 = Subdivisions of India | country_admin_divisions_4 = Minicoy Ward | population = 0 | population_as_of = 2014 | population_footnotes = | population_rank = | population_rank_max = | density_km2 =0 | density_rank = | density_footnotes = | ethnic_groups = Malayali, Mahls | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 682559 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 0489x | website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}} | iso_code_type = ISO code | iso_code = IN-LD-09<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref> |additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes | label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}} | label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}} }} }} '''Villingili''' is an uninhabited islet in Lakshadweep, India. It is located at the southwestern end of Minicoy's reef, in Maliku Atoll.
==History== It is the location where the lepers of Lakshadweep were banished,{{When|date=December 2025}} where they lived in abject conditions.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
==Administration== The island belongs to the Minicoy township, of Minicoy Tehsil.<ref>[http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF Tehsils info]</ref>
==Geography== Viringili is barely 200 m in length. It is fringed with gravel and it is covered with bushes. A few stunted coconut trees grow in the center of the island. It has a distance of {{convert|0.6|km|abbr=on}} from Minicoy.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
==Image gallery== <gallery widths=180> File:Lakshadweep in India.svg|Lakshadweep in India File:Map of Lakshadweep-en.svg|Map File:Viringili.jpg|The islet of Viringili. </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}} * Bell, H.C.P.: The Maldive Islands, An account of the physical features, History, Inhabitants, Productions and Trade. Colombo 1883. * Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, {{ISBN|84-7254-801-5}}
==External links== {{Portal|India|Islands}} * {{wikivoyage-inline|Lakshadweep}} {{Lakshadweep}} Category:Islands of Lakshadweep Category:Landforms of Lakshadweep Category:Underwater diving sites in India Category:Uninhabited islands of India Category:Leper colonies Category:Islands of India
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