Kiltan
  Kiltan Kiltan (India) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | 11°29′N 73°00′E / 11.483°N 73.000°ECoordinates: 11°29′N 73°00′E / 11.483°N 73.000°E |
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Country | |
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India | |
| Union territory | Lakshadweep |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 4184 (as of 2009) |
Kiltan or Kiltān Island (Malayalam: കില്ത്താന്) is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India.
Geography
Kiltan is one of the populated islands of Lakshadweep. It is located 47 km to the northeast of Amini Island and 37 km to the southeast of Chetlat Island. The reef and lagoon are located to the west of the island and the total length of the dry land area is 3.2 km.[1]
Traditionally the basic earning method was fishing and coconut production. Now the island people have moved to several directions, including Government jobs (Education, Police, Communication, Transportation, Business and IT also), private job opportunities such as Construction (buildings, road), Plumbing, Electrifying etc. The language spoken is Jasari, a form of Malayalam, as in other islands. But the peoples don't use its script because its writing was stopped too earlier period. Kiltan has rich folk cultures and warm hospitality to its tradition.
Population
The average population in Kiltan is 3945 as per census 2011. Most people from Kiltan, as in Amini and Kadmat, belonged to the Koya, Mali and Melacheri castes.[2] In the past, the island was part of an international trade route between the Persian Gulf and Ceylon.[3]
References
- ↑ Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
- ↑ R. H. Ellis, A short account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy, AES reprint 1992
- ↑ Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act - Kiltan
External links
- Lagoon sizes
- Kiltan - Geographical information
- Kiltān - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- List of Atolls
- An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
- Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
- FAO - An analysis of the carrying Capacity of Lakshadweep Coral Reefs