title: Kamorta Island
text: # 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
  