Kamorta Island
island in India
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.
List of villages from north to south and population:
Kakana, Nancowry, 265, 8.187°N 93.513°E / 8.187; 93.513
Kakana South, 5, 8.168°N 93.502°E / 8.168; 93.502
Neeche Tapu, 2, 8.181°N 93.476°E / 8.181; 93.476
Pilpilow, 280, 8.172°N 93.481°E / 8.172; 93.481
Vikas Nagar, 235, 8.119°N 93.516°E / 8.119; 93.516
Karan, 5, 8.11°N 93.493°E / 8.11; 93.493
Daring, 110, 8.105°N 93.492°E / 8.105; 93.492
Maru, 0, 8.09°N 93.533°E / 8.09; 93.533
Chanol, 13, 8.068°N 93.496°E / 8.068; 93.496
Berainak, 188, 8.073°N 93.547°E / 8.073; 93.547
Chota Inak, 239, 8.066°N 93.542°E / 8.066; 93.542
Sanuh, 15, 8.054°N 93.537°E / 8.054; 93.537
Banderkari, 23, 8.051°N 93.531°E / 8.051; 93.531
Kalatapu, 1870, 8.037°N 93.545°E / 8.037; 93.545
Ramzoo, 98, 8.055°N 93.508°E / 8.055; 93.508
Tomae, 10, 8.042°N 93.49°E / 8.042; 93.49
Changua, 136, 8.021°N 93.487°E / 8.021; 93.487
Munak, 117, 8.01°N 93.505°E / 8.01; 93.505
Payuha, 24, 8.006°N 93.506°E / 8.006; 93.506
Knot, 9, 8.00°N 93.505°E / 8.00; 93.505
Alukian, 46, 8.006°N 93.493°E / 8.006; 93.493
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Nancowry.
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