Chetlat Island
{{Short description|Island in the Lakshadweep archipelago in India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
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| name = Chetlat Island
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| native_name_link = Malayalam
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| map_caption = Location of Chetlat Island in Lakshadweep
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| location = Arabian Sea
| archipelago = Lakshadweep
| waterbody = Indian Ocean
| total_islands = 1
| major_islands = {{hlist|Chetlat}}
| area_km2 = 1.174
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| elevation_m = 2
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| country = {{flag|India}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = Territory
| country_admin_divisions = Union territory of Lakshadweep
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = District
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Lakshadweep
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Island group
| country_admin_divisions_2 = Aminidivi
| country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Tehsils of India
| country_admin_divisions_3 = Aminidivi
| country_admin_divisions_title_4 = Subdivisions of India
| country_admin_divisions_4 = Chetlat Island
| country_largest_city = Chetlat
| country_largest_city_population = 10
| population = 2,400
| population_as_of = 2016
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| density_km2 = 2044
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| ethnic_groups = Malayali, Mahls
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 682554
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04899
| website = {{URL|http://www.lakshadweep.gov.in/}}
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| iso_code = IN-LD-02Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
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| label2 = Literacy | data2 = 84.4%
| label3 = Avg. summer temperature| data3 ={{convert|32.0|°C|°F}}
| label4 = Avg. winter temperature| data4 ={{convert|28.0|°C|°F}}
| label5 = Sex ratio| data5 = 50% ♂/♀
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Chetlat Island is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India. It has a distance of {{convert|432|km|abbr=on}} west of the city of Kochi.
History
Local history says that islanders were cruelly treated by Portuguese seafarers in the past.{{Cite web |url=http://lakshadweep.nic.in/documents/Chapter%20V/Kiltan/Chetlat-8.pdf |title=Chetlat |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109002212/http://www.lakshadweep.nic.in/documents/Chapter%20V/Kiltan/Chetlat-8.pdf |archive-date=9 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}
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.R. H. Ellis, A short account of the Laccadive Islands and Minicoy, AES reprint 1992
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 {{convert|1.174|km2|abbr=on}}.[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub173/173sec05.pdf Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)]
There is a small scale yearly growing sand spit on the northern point of the island.
It has a lagoon area of {{convert|3.79|km2|abbr=on}}.
Administration
Chetlat is the sole inhabited island of the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.{{Cite web |url=http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF |title=Tehsils info |access-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163348/http://lakshadweep.gov.in/Area-Population.PDF |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
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.
Image gallery
File:Lakshadweep.jpg|Satellite picture showing the atolls of the Lakshadweep except for Minicoy
File:Map of Lakshadweep-en.svg|Map
References
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External links
{{Portal|India|Islands}}
- {{wikivoyage-inline|Lakshadweep}}
- [http://www.india9.com Lagoon sizes]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120104165120/http://www.mapsofindia.com/lakshadweep/tourism/chetlat-island.html Chetlat - Geographical information]
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223043232/http://www.oceandots.com/indian/lakshadweep/chetlat.php |date=23 December 2010 |title=Chetlat - Oceandots }}
- [http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/4897/1/00019.pdf List of Atolls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813041233/http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/4897/1/00019.pdf |date=13 August 2012 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130617052832/http://www.indianbirds.in/pdfs/An%20ornithological%20expedition.pdf An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago]
- [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856407908722989 Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands]
- [http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5627E/x5627e0j.htm FAO - An analysis of the carrying Capacity of Lakshadweep Coral Reefs]
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Category:Islands of Lakshadweep
Category:Cities and towns in Lakshadweep district
Category:Populated places in India
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