Kamorta, Nancowry

Kamorta or Kalatapu is a village on the Kamorta Island, in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.^[1] This is also the home of Indian Naval Base named INS Kardip,^[2] which was commissioned in 1973.^[3]

Kamorta Camorta / Kalatapu (incl. Sanuh)
village
Kamorta Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Kamorta Kamorta (Bay of Bengal) Show map of Bay of Bengal
Coordinates: 8.172877°N 93.481476°E / 8.172877; 93.481476
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Nancowry
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,885
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	645127

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Kamorta/Kalatapu (including Sanuh) has 513 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 88.44%.^[4]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[4]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1885	1133	752
Children aged below 6 years	215	97	118
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	536	255	281
Literates	1477	935	542
Workers (all)	914	805	109
Main workers (total)	885	781	104
Main workers: Cultivators	2	2	0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	1	1	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	882	778	104
Marginal workers (total)	29	24	5
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	29	24	5
Non-workers	971	328	643

References

1. "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.
2. "Indian Naval Bases". Global Security. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
3. Vice Admiral Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani. "Chapter 20 - Maintenance, Repair And Refit Facilities". Transition to Triumph. Indian Navy. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
4. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.