  Chetlat Island Location of Chetlat Island in Lakshadweep | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Arabian Sea |
| Coordinates | 11°41′N 72°42′E / 11.683°N 72.700°E / 11.683; 72.700 |
| Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Total islands | 1 |
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| Area | 1.174 km2 (0.453 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Union territoryofLakshadweep |
| District | Lakshadweep |
| Island group | Aminidivi |
| Tehsils of India | Aminidivi |
| Subdivisions of India | 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 a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelagoinIndia. It has a distance of 432 km (268 mi) west of the city of Kochi.
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]
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).
Chetlat is the sole inhabited island of the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.[6]
The inhabitants on the island are engaged in very small scale farming and fishing which are mainly for the island consumption.
The island has a small jetty on the west coast and a helipad on southpoint.
Lakshadweep travel guide from Wikivoyage|
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