Kamorta | |
Other Name: | Camorta / Kalatapu (incl. Sanuh) |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal |
Pushpin Map1: | India |
Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in India |
Coordinates: | 8.1729°N 93.4815°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Nicobar |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Nancowry |
Seat Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1885 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 645127 |
Kamorta or Kalatapu is a village on the Kamorta Island, in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.[1] This is also the home of Indian Naval Base named INS Kardip,[2] which was commissioned in 1973.[3]
According to the 2011 census of India, Kamorta/Kalatapu (including Sanuh) has 513 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 88.44%.
Population | 1885 | 1133 | 752 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 215 | 97 | 118 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
536 | 255 | 281 | ||
Literates | 1477 | 935 | 542 | |
Workers (all) | 914 | 805 | 109 | |
Main workers (total) | 885 | 781 | 104 | |
Main workers: Cultivators | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Main workers: Other | 882 | 778 | 104 | |
Marginal workers (total) | 29 | 24 | 5 | |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marginal workers: Others | 29 | 24 | 5 | |
Non-workers | 971 | 328 | 643 |