Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Kamorta/Kalatapu Kamorta/Kalatapu is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, PIN code 744303. The 2011 Census counted 1,885 people in 513 households, the 1st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,885 people (2011) - 513 households - 88.4% literacy - 744303 PIN code ## Kamorta/Kalatapu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kamorta/Kalatapu is 744303. Kamorta/Kalatapu falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - PIN code 744303 - Community development block Nancowry - Census village code 645127 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kamorta/Kalatapu from nearby towns? - Port Blair (nearest town) 437 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kamorta/Kalatapu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kamorta/Kalatapu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Champin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Port Blair - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Kamorta/Kalatapu Of every 100 households in Kamorta/Kalatapu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kamorta/Kalatapu · ■ Nancowry rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 95% - Toilet within the home 77% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 22% - Tap water 96% 62% - Drinking water within premises 45% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 40% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 19% 55% - Use banking services 90% 91% - Television 68% 45% - Mobile phone 92% 64% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 17% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 2% 11% - Own their home 11% 64% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kamorta/Kalatapu? ■ Kamorta/Kalatapu · ■ Nancowry rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.4% 74.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 664 782 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1216 936 - Working population 48.5% 41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 85.5% for women. 71% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 882 (96%) · ■ Marginal 29 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Mildera 1,350 people - Japan Tikri 488 people - Meenakshi Ram Nagar 381 people - Tahaila 377 people All 112 villages in Nancowry ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kamorta/Kalatapu? 744303 - What is the population of Kamorta/Kalatapu? 1,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamorta/Kalatapu in? Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Kamorta/Kalatapu? 88.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/kamorta-kalatapu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.