Chettikulam pannaiyur Pannaiyur | |
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Village | |
  Chettikulam pannaiyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°9′38″N77°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. [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.
