Kamorta Island Explained
| Kamorta Island |
| Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Coordinates: | 8.12°N 93.5°W |
| Location: | Bay of Bengal |
| Archipelago: | Nicobar Islands |
| Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
| Total Islands: | 1 |
| Area Km2: | 131 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Length Km: | 25.5 |
| Width Km: | 8 |
| Coastline Km: | 108 |
| Elevation M: | 186 |
| Highest Mount: | [2] |
| Country: |  India |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | District |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Nicobar |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Island group |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Nicobar Islands |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Subdivisions of India |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Nancowry Subdivision |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Taluk |
| Country Admin Divisions 3: | Nancowry |
| Country Largest City: | Kamorta |
| Country Largest City Population: | 1870 |
| Population: | 3688 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Density Km2: | 28 |
| Ethnic Groups: | Hindu, Nicobarese |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 744301 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 03192 |
| Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
| Iso Code: | IN-AN-00[3] |
| Additional Info: | | Child: | yes | | Label2: | Literacy | | Data2: | 84.4% | | Label3: | Avg. summer temperature | | Data3: | 32°C | | Label4: | Avg. winter temperature | | Data4: | 28°C | | Label5: | Sex ratio | | Data5: | ♂/♀ | | Label7: | Census Code | | Data7: | 35.638.0002 | | Label8: | Official Languages | | Data8: | Hindi, English, Tamil
Camorta (regional) |
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Kamorta Island is an island in the Nicobar Islands chain of India, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
Facilities
INS Kardip is a naval forward operating base of the joint-services Andaman and Nicobar Command on Kamorta island. The Indian Navy's Kamorta-class Corvette is named after the island.
Demographics
Kalatapu is the main village on this island. According to the 2011 census of India, The Island has 915 households.[4] List of villages from north to south and population:
- Kakana, Nancowry, 265, 8.187°N 93.513°W
- Kakana South, 5, 8.168°N 93.502°W
- Neeche Tapu, 2, 8.181°N 93.476°W
- Pilpilow, 280, 8.172°N 93.481°W
- Vikas Nagar, 235, 8.119°N 93.516°W
- Karan, 5, 8.11°N 93.493°W
- Daring, 110, 8.105°N 93.492°W
- Maru, 0, 8.09°N 93.533°W
- Chanol, 13, 8.068°N 93.496°W
- Berainak, 188, 8.073°N 93.547°W
- Chota Inak, 239, 8.066°N 93.542°W
- Sanuh, 15, 8.054°N 93.537°W
- Banderkari, 23, 8.051°N 93.531°W
- Kalatapu, 1870, 8.037°N 93.545°W
- Ramzoo, 98, 8.055°N 93.508°W
- Tomae, 10, 8.042°N 93.49°W
- Changua, 136, 8.021°N 93.487°W
- Munak, 117, 8.01°N 93.505°W
- Payuha, 24, 8.006°N 93.506°W
- Knot, 9, 8°N 93.505°W
- Alukian, 46, 8.006°N 93.493°W
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Nancowry.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census. Government of Andaman.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=hWv9ZhMhgusC&dq=teressa+island&pg=PA242 Info
- Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- Web site: District Census Handbook – Andaman & Nicobar Islands . . Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf . 1 August 2015 .
- http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils
- Web site: Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages . Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC . 25 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf . 4 March 2016 .
