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{{short description|Island in the Indian Ocean}}<br />
{{Infobox islands<br />
| name = Kamorta Island<br />
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| image_name = <br />
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| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.12|N|93.5|E|region:IN-AN_type:isle_dim:50000_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}<br />
| etymology = <br />
| location = [[Bay of Bengal]]<br />
| archipelago = [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
| waterbody = [[Indian Ocean]]<br />
| total_islands = 1<br />
| major_islands = {{hlist|Kamorta Island}}<br />
| area_km2 = 131<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cit">{{cite web|url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf|title=Islandwise Area and Population – 2011 Census|publisher=Government of Andaman}}</ref><br />
| rank = <br />
| length_km = 25.5<br />
| width_km = 8<br />
| coastline_km = 108<br />
| elevation_m = 186<br />
| highest_mount = <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hWv9ZhMhgusC&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=teressa+island&source=bl&ots=di8_UrqvlT&sig=z5XcxgXa--Q6OHQaBki9bxokBF0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj14oCktr7MAhUBVBQKHSZpD4I4ChDoAQglMAI#v=onepage&q=teressa%20island&f=false Info]</ref><br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[List of districts in India#Andaman and Nicobar (AN)|District]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions = [[Nicobar district|Nicobar]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Island group]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = [[Subdivisions of India]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Nancowry Subdivision]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = [[Tehsils of India|Taluk]]<br />
| country_admin_divisions_3 = [[Nancowry tehsil|Nancowry]]<br />
| country_largest_city = Kamorta<br />
| country_largest_city_population = 1870<br />
| population = 3688<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_rank_max = <br />
| density_km2 = 28<br />
| density_rank =<br />
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| ethnic_groups = [[Hindu]], [[Nicobarese people|Nicobarese]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| timezone1_DST = <br />
| utc_offset1_DST = <br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] <br />
| postal_code = 744301<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 03192<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.and.nic.in/}}<br />
| iso_code_type = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO code]]<br />
| iso_code = IN-AN-00<ref>Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code</ref><br />
|additional_info = {{Infobox|child=yes<br />
| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%<br />
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}<br />
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}<br />
| label5 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]| data5 =[[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| label7 = Census Code| data7 = 35.638.0002<br />
| label8 = Official Languages| data8 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] <br/> [[Camorta language|Camorta]] (regional)<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
'''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]].<br />
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==Facilities==<br />
[[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|Kamorta-class Corvette]] is named after the island.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
'''[[Kamorta (village)|Kalatapu]]''' is the main village on this island. <br />
According to the [[2011 census of India]], The Island has 915 households.<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20&%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |title=District Census Handbook – Andaman & Nicobar Islands |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |accessdate=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801173328/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3500_PART_B_DCHB_ANDAMAN%20%26%20NICOBAR%20ISLANDS.pdf |archivedate=1 August 2015 }}</ref><br />
List of villages from north to south and population:<br />
*[[Kakana, Nancowry]], 265, {{coord|8.187|N|93.513|E}}<br />
*[[Kakana, Nancowry|Kakana South]], 5, {{coord| 8.168|N| 93.502|E}}<br />
*[[Pilpilow|Neeche Tapu]], 2, {{coord|8.181|N|93.476|E}}<br />
*[[Pilpilow]], 280, {{coord| 8.172|N| 93.481|E}}<br />
*[[Vikas Nagar]], 235, {{coord|8.119|N|93.516|E}}<br />
*[[Karan, Nicobar Islands|Karan]], 5, {{coord|8.11|N|93.493|E}}<br />
*[[Daring, Nancowry|Daring]], 110, {{coord|8.105|N|93.492|E}}<br />
*[[Maru, Nicobar Islands|Maru]], 0, {{coord|8.09|N|93.533|E}}<br />
*[[Chanol]], 13, {{coord|8.068|N|93.496|E}}<br />
*[[Berainak]], 188, {{coord|8.073|N|93.547|E}}<br />
*[[Chota Inak]], 239, {{coord|8.066|N|93.542|E}}<br />
*Sanuh, 15, {{coord|8.054|N|93.537|E}}<br />
*[[Banderkari]], 23, {{coord|8.051|N|93.531|E}}<br />
*[[Kamorta (village)|Kalatapu]], 1870, {{coord|8.037|N|93.545|E}}<br />
*[[Ramzoo]], 98, {{coord|8.055|N|93.508|E}}<br />
*[[Changup|Tomae]], 10, {{coord|8.042|N|93.49|E}}<br />
*[[Changup|Changua]], 136, {{coord|8.021|N|93.487|E}}<br />
*[[Munak, Nicobar|Munak]], 117, {{coord|8.01|N|93.505|E}}<br />
*[[Payuha]], 24, {{coord|8.006|N|93.506|E}}<br />
*[[Knot, Nancowry|Knot]], 9, {{coord|8.00|N|93.505|E}}<br />
*[[Alukian]], 46, {{coord|8.006|N|93.493|E}}<br />
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==Administration==<br />
The island belongs to the [[Subdivisions of India|township]] of [[Nancowry Subdivision|Nancowry]].<ref>[http://andssw1.and.nic.in/ecostat/basicstatPDF2013_14/1.Demogrpahy.pdf Tehsils]</ref> <br />
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |title=Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages |publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC |accessdate=25 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095346/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Andaman%20Nicobar.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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==Image gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=180><br />
File:Map of Nicobar Islands-en.png|Map<br />
</gallery><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist|30em}}<br />
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*{{wikivoyage-inline|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}}<br />
{{Nicobar district |state=collapsed}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamorta}}<br />
[[Category:Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br />
[[Category:Nicobar district]]<br />
[[Category:Nicobar Islands]]<br />
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