Location Bay of Bengal Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Major islands Kamorta Island Elevation 186 m Literacy 84.4% Area code 03192 Adjacent body of water Indian Ocean | Archipelago Nicobar Islands Total islands 1 Length 25.5 km (15.84 mi) Area 131 km² Postal code 744301 Island group Nicobar Islands | |
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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.
Contents
Map of Camorta, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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:
Administration
The island belongs to the township of Nancowry.
References
Kamorta Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA