Chetlat Island
Location within India | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | 11°41′N 72°42′E / 11.683°N 72.700°E |
| Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Major islands |
|
| Area | 1.174 km2 (0.453 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Union territory of Lakshadweep | |
| Lakshadweep | |
| Aminidivi | |
| Aminidivi | |
| Chetlat Island | |
Largest settlement | Chetlat (pop. 10) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 2,400 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 2,044/km2 (5294/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| PIN | 682554 |
| Telephone code | 04899 |
| ISO code | IN-LD-02[2] |
| Official website | www |
| Literacy | 84.4% |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
| Sex ratio | 50% ♂/♀ |
Chetlat Island is an inhabited island in the Union territory of Lakshadweep, India.[3][4] It is part of the Aminidivi[5] subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in the Arabian Sea.[4] Chetlat is the sole inhabited island of the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.[6]
Description
[edit]Chetlat is the northernmost[7] and third-smallest[4] of the populated islands of Lakshadweep.
Various sources give its dimensions as:
- 2.68 kilometres (1.67 mi) long by 0.59 kilometres (0.37 mi) wide at its broadest extent[8]
- 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) by an average width of 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi)[7]
- 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) by 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi).[4]
It covers an area of 1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi),[3] with a very shallow lagoon with a length of almost 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) and an area of 1.6 square kilometres (0.62 sq mi).[4] There is a coral reef off the south and west coasts, extending out about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the latter.[9]
It is about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the city of Mangaluru[5] (formerly Mangalore) and 432 km (268 mi) from the city of Kochi on the western coast of the Indian subcontinent.[3]
Climate
[edit]The climate is similar to that of Kerala. Temperatures range from 25 to 35 °C (77 to 95 °F), 27 to 30 °C (81 to 86 °F) during the monsoon season (mid-May to mid-September), with March to May being the hottest months. The humidity ranges from 70-76% most of the time. Average rainfall is 1,600 millimetres (63 in).[3]
History
[edit]The islanders were cruelly treated by Portuguese pirates in the past.[10]
Coir twisting was the traditional occupation of the inhabitants, with average-quality Chetlat coir being equal to first-class coir of the other islands in Lakshadweep.[11]
Facilities
[edit]The island has a jetty on the northwest side of the island[7] and a helipad at the southernmost point.[12] There is a lighthouse about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the jetty.[7]
Image gallery
[edit]
Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
Map
References
[edit]- ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- 1 2 3 4 "Chetlat". Union territory of Lakshadweep. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cletlat Island - Lakshadweep". Data Web on Island Environment and Protection (DWIEP). Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- 1 2 "Lakshadweep". webindia123.com. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "Tehsils info" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Chetlat Lighthouse". Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "Chief Electoral Officer, Union Territory of Lakshadweep". Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "Sector 5: The Laccadive Islands and the Maldive Islands" (PDF). Federal Depository Library Program. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "Chetlat" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ↑ R. H. Ellis, A short account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy, AES reprint 1992
- ↑ "Chetlat Heliport". metar-taf.com. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
External links
[edit]
Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage- Lagoon sizes
- Chetlat - Geographical information
- Chetlat - Oceandots at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 December 2010)
- List of Atolls Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
- Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands
- FAO - An analysis of the carrying Capacity of Lakshadweep Coral Reefs
