Rangat

Rangat
village
Rangat
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Rangat
Rangat (India)
Coordinates: 12°30′11″N 92°54′48″E / 12.50306°N 92.91333°E / 12.50306; 92.91333
Country India
Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictAndaman
Population
  Total
38,824 (2,001 census)
Languages
  OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
744205
Telephone code03192
Nearest cityPort Blair
ClimateAm
Websiteand.nic.in

Rangat is a town on the Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Archipelago. It is also one of the three counties (tehsils) administrative divisions of the North and Middle Andaman district, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. Its population, according to the 2001 Census of India, was 38,824 people, mainly of Bengalis and Tamils.

Rangat is 210 km from Port Blair and 70 km south of Mayabunder. The town is well connected by road and sea routes.