Chettikulam

Chettikulam pannaiyur
Pannaiyur
Village
Chettikulam pannaiyur is located in Tamil Nadu
Chettikulam pannaiyur
Chettikulam pannaiyur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°9′38″N 77°36′57″E / 8.16056°N 77.61583°E / 8.16056; 77.61583
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli
Area
 • Total8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total13,866
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Tamilan
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627120
Telephone code04637-257198
Vehicle registrationTN-72
Nearest cityKanyakumari
Lok Sabha constituencyTirunelveli

Chettikulam is a small coastal village in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Kanyakumari on the east coastal road connecting Kanyakumari with Thiruchendur. The nearest town is Nagercoil. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has built a large township known as Anuvijay Township for its employees near the village.

The village has a telephone exchange, bank (SBI Pandian Grama Bank), post office and four schools. Including the township, the population is nearly 28,000. Chettikulam has beach and pond. There is a family park in the beach, which used to be covered with coconut trees. The sea shore is the longest in Tirunelveli district. It is almost 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long. During festival times peoples from chettikulam as well as tourists gather here. The village is surrounded by agricultural lands.

  1. ^ "Chettikulam Map | India Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.