{"id":376,"date":"2020-09-12T10:10:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T10:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourindiaonline.in\/?p=376"},"modified":"2025-05-26T04:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T04:18:25","slug":"neil-island_-andaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourindiaonline.in\/?p=376","title":{"rendered":"NEIL ISLAND_ ANDAMAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Neil is a tiny little beautiful Island in near Andaman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You are always welcome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Neil Island is known as the \u2018vegetable bowl\u2019 of the Andaman.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neil Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It is a tiny but beautiful island located 37 kilometres to the south of the Andaman Islands. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The travelers usually select one of these routes- they go to Neil Island from Port Blair or comes to this island from Havlock Island, now named as Swaraj Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With unexplored coral reefs, brilliant bio-diversity, white sandy beaches and tropical forest and vegetation, it is one of the hot<\/strong> tourist spots in the Andaman.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beaches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The settlers named the beaches after mythical characters of the epic Ramayana-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beaches in Neil Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
  • Bharatpurbeaches,<\/li>
  • Laxmanpur beaches,<\/li>
  • Sitapur beaches,<\/li>
  • Ramnagar beaches etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    \u00a0The island, with its very relaxed vibes and long, deserted beaches is a place to chill out after the “bustle” of Havelock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Sunset at Laxmanpur beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      The widest part of the island is about 5 km in length. You can walk the whole island in about two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      People and Society<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Men are mostly of Bengali origin. All are very honest and almost devoid of any types of robbery, cheating, fraud and stealing. According to one resident, \u201c you can keep a basket on roadside at night, and collect it in next morning- no one will touches it. This is the safest and loveliest place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Bharatpur Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      The total population about 5000-6000. There is one govt. hospital, where all sorts of medicine are available. There is no private practitioner in the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Tourist’s Residence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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        People are very happy and they earn money mainly from coconut and nut. Vegetables are also found in adequate amount, but some vegetables comes from Kolkata by air- so, the rate are high. Cauliflower 100-120 Rs. Per kg, which is 5-10 times higher than Bengal. Still people face no problems, they are happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          The Village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Tourist are one of the important income source. There are high school. No college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          There is one helipad- mostly for govt. officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Natural Beauty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Natural beauties are unparallel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Under water corals and star fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Coral bridge are one important place to look, and important tourist spot. If you visit Andaman- surely visit to NeilIsland, otherwise you will miss something in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Coral bridges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Come again to see me-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Beaty of Neil Island from Jetty<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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