Kamorta_Island

Kamorta Island

Kamorta Island

Island in the Indian Ocean

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.

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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:

Administration

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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
  2. [2]
    Info
  3. [3]
    Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  4. [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.
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    Tehsils
  6. [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.


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