Kamorta
| Kamorta कमोर्ता Camorta / Kalatapu (incl. Sanuh) | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Kamorta Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | |
 Kamorta Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 8°10′22″N 93°28′53″E / 8.172877°N 93.481476°ECoordinates: 8°10′22″N 93°28′53″E / 8.172877°N 93.481476°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| District | Nicobar |
| Tehsil | Nancowry |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,885 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Census code | 645127 |
Kamorta 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. 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.
Kamorta/Kalatapu is a village on this island, in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the Nancowry tehsil.[1]
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%.[2]
| 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
- ↑ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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