Chettikulam

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Chettikulam pannaiyur
Pannaiyur
Village
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Chettikulam pannaiyur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°9′38″N77°36′57″E / 8.16056°N 77.61583°E / 8.16056; 77.61583 Coordinates: 8°9′38″N77°36′57″E / 8.16056°N 77.61583°E / 8.16056; 77.61583
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
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
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627120
Telephone code04637-257198
Vehicle registration TN-72
Nearest cityKanyakumari
Lok Sabha constituencyTirunelveli

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

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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.

Culture

People of Chettikulam basically worship and follows "kula theiva vazhibadu" all families here having their own kula theivam (Family Temple). Here Our god and we would eat Meat. People also follows Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. [2]

Education

The village has a government higher secondary school in the bypass road with more than 5,000 students. The nearest colleges are at Kanyakumari, Palkulam (Anjugramam), Levengipuram, Nagercoil, Koothankuli, and Vadakkankulam.

Hospital

The village has one Government Hospital near the bypass. It has also has a private clinic opposite to chettikulam panchayat office.

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References

  1. "Chettikulam Map | India Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "Chettikulam Temple | Perambalur District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India" . Retrieved 25 July 2020.