Chetpet

Chetpet
Chetpet
Town
Chetpet is located in Tamil Nadu
Chetpet
Chetpet
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°27′52″N 79°20′51″E / 12.464433°N 79.347539°E / 12.464433; 79.347539
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
Population
 (2011)
 • Total44,387
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606 801
Telephone code91 4181
Vehicle registrationTN97
Sex ratio1:1 /

Chetpet is a major town panchayat in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Chetpet's major economical activity is processing paddy and the town is home to one of the largest organised paddy exchange markets of the state. Chetpet is one of the very few places of German colonisation in Indian history. A village called Nedungunam nearby has one of the Famous temples of Lord Rama. The temple is very famous and called Sri Yoga Rama temple.