Kamorta Island

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Kamorta Island
Kamorta Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kamorta Island
Kamorta Island
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates8°07′N 93°30′E / 8.12°N 93.5°E / 8.12; 93.5Coordinates: 8°07′N 93°30′E / 8.12°N 93.5°E / 8.12; 93.5
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Kamorta Island
Area131 km2 (51 sq mi)[1]
Length25.5 km (15.84 mi)
Width8 km (5 mi)
Coastline108 km (67.1 mi)
Highest elevation186 m (610 ft)
Highest point[2]
Administration
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaNancowry Subdivision
TalukNancowry
Largest settlementKamorta (pop. 1870)
Demographics
Population3688 (2011)
Pop. density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00[3]
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio/
Census Code35.638.0002
Official LanguagesHindi, English, Tamil
Camorta (regional)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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:

Administration[edit]

The island belongs to the township of Nancowry.[5] [6]

Image gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. Info
  3. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  4. "District Census Handbook – Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. Tehsils
  6. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.