Chettikulam
Chettikulam pannaiyur
Pannaiyur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 8°9′38″N 77°36′57″E / 8.16056°N 77.61583°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 13,866 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Tamilan | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 627120 |
| Telephone code | 04637-257198 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-72 |
| Nearest city | Kanyakumari |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tirunelveli |
Chettikulam is a small coastal village in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India.
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.