Kamorta Island
# Kamorta Island

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°11′13″N 93°30′47″E﻿ / ﻿8.187°N 93.513°E﻿ / 8.187; 93.513
* Kakana South, 5, 8°10′05″N 93°30′07″E﻿ / ﻿8.168°N 93.502°E﻿ / 8.168; 93.502
* Neeche Tapu, 2, 8°10′52″N 93°28′34″E﻿ / ﻿8.181°N 93.476°E﻿ / 8.181; 93.476
* Pilpilow, 280, 8°10′19″N 93°28′52″E﻿ / ﻿8.172°N 93.481°E﻿ / 8.172; 93.481
* Vikas Nagar, 235, 8°07′08″N 93°30′58″E﻿ / ﻿8.119°N 93.516°E﻿ / 8.119; 93.516
* Karan, 5, 8°06′36″N 93°29′35″E﻿ / ﻿8.11°N 93.493°E﻿ / 8.11; 93.493
* Daring, 110, 8°06′18″N 93°29′31″E﻿ / ﻿8.105°N 93.492°E﻿ / 8.105; 93.492
* Maru, 0, 8°05′24″N 93°31′59″E﻿ / ﻿8.09°N 93.533°E﻿ / 8.09; 93.533
* Chanol, 13, 8°04′05″N 93°29′46″E﻿ / ﻿8.068°N 93.496°E﻿ / 8.068; 93.496
* Berainak, 188, 8°04′23″N 93°32′49″E﻿ / ﻿8.073°N 93.547°E﻿ / 8.073; 93.547
* Chota Inak, 239, 8°03′58″N 93°32′31″E﻿ / ﻿8.066°N 93.542°E﻿ / 8.066; 93.542
* Sanuh, 15, 8°03′14″N 93°32′13″E﻿ / ﻿8.054°N 93.537°E﻿ / 8.054; 93.537
* Banderkari, 23, 8°03′04″N 93°31′52″E﻿ / ﻿8.051°N 93.531°E﻿ / 8.051; 93.531
* Kalatapu, 1870, 8°02′13″N 93°32′42″E﻿ / ﻿8.037°N 93.545°E﻿ / 8.037; 93.545
* Ramzoo, 98, 8°03′18″N 93°30′29″E﻿ / ﻿8.055°N 93.508°E﻿ / 8.055; 93.508
* Tomae, 10, 8°02′31″N 93°29′24″E﻿ / ﻿8.042°N 93.49°E﻿ / 8.042; 93.49
* Changua, 136, 8°01′16″N 93°29′13″E﻿ / ﻿8.021°N 93.487°E﻿ / 8.021; 93.487
* Munak, 117, 8°00′36″N 93°30′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.01°N 93.505°E﻿ / 8.01; 93.505
* Payuha, 24, 8°00′22″N 93°30′22″E﻿ / ﻿8.006°N 93.506°E﻿ / 8.006; 93.506
* Knot, 9, 8°00′00″N 93°30′18″E﻿ / ﻿8.00°N 93.505°E﻿ / 8.00; 93.505
* Alukian, 46, 8°00′22″N 93°29′35″E﻿ / ﻿8.006°N 93.493°E﻿ / 8.006; 93.493

## Administration

The island belongs to the township of Nancowry.

## Image gallery

* Map
