Chetlat Island

Chetlat Island is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India. It has a distance of 1,933 km (1,201 mi) south of the city of Delhi.

Chetlat Island
Chetlat Island
Location of Chetlat Island in Lakshadweep
Geography
LocationArabian Sea
Coordinates11°41′N 72°42′E
ArchipelagoLakshadweep
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Chetlat
Area1.174 km2 (0.453 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation2 m (7 ft)
Administration
TerritoryUnion territory of Lakshadweep
DistrictLakshadweep
Island groupAminidivi
Tehsils of IndiaAminidivi
Subdivisions of IndiaChetlat Island
Largest settlementChetlat (pop. 10)
Demographics
Population2400 (2016)
Pop. density2,044/km2 (5,294/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsMalayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone
PIN68255x
Telephone code0489x
ISO codeIN-LD-02[2]
Official websitewww.lakshadweep.gov.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio50% ♂/♀

History

Local history says that islanders were cruelly treated by Portuguese seafarers in the past.[3]

Coir twisting was the traditional occupation of the inhabitants and average Chetlat coir used to be equal to first-class coir of the other islands in Lakshadweep.[4]

Geography

Chetlat is one of the populated islands of Lakshadweep. It is located 37 km to the northwest of Kiltan Island. The reef and lagoon are located to the west of the island and the total dry land area is 1.174 km2 (0.453 sq mi).[5] There is a small scale yearly growing sand spit on the northern point of the island. It has a lagoon area of 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi).

Administration

Chetlat is the sole inhabited island of the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.[6]

Economics

The inhabitants on the island are engaged in very small scale farming and fishing which are mainly for the island consumption.

Transportation

The island has a small jetty on the west coast and a helipad on southpoint.

  • Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
  • Map

References
  1. "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Lakshadweep. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2016.
  2. Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
  3. Chetlat
  4. R. H. Ellis, A short account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy, AES reprint 1992
  5. Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
  6. "Tehsils info" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2016.


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