About Chettikulam

Chettikulam is a small coastal village in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 12km from Kanyakumari on the road connecting Kanyakumari with Thiruchendur. The nearest town is Nagercoil. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has built a large township also known as Anuvijay Township for its employees near the village. Chettikulam is the birthplace of the veteran Congress Party leader and former MLA Mr.N. Soundara Pandian and Soundrarajan (Ex.MP). The Soundara Pandianar Nursery and Primary School is named after this veteran leader. Nowadays bus specialities are very good. The first bus for Chettikulam (3B) from Nagercoil. This village has a telephone exchange, bank (SBI Pandian Grama Bank), post office and four schools. Including the township, the population is nearly 15,000 people. This village has one government higher secondary school in east corner of the village. More than 500 students are studying in this school. The nearest colleges are at Kanyakumari, Levengipuram,...