Chettikulam, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chettikulam


The village Chettikulam is located in Aruppukkottai Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by K.chettikulam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Tiruchuli Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kamuthi, which is about 15 kilometers away from Chettikulam.

Travel and Communication for Chettikulam


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Chettikulam,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626114

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chettikulam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Chettikulam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Chettikulam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Chettikulam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1992 persons live in 560 house holds in the village Chettikulam. There are 1018 female individuals and 974 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.1% and males constitute 48.9% of the total population.

There are 56 scheduled castes persons of which 33 are females and 23 are males. Females constitute 58.93% and males constitute 41.07% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.81% of the total population.

Population density of Chettikulam is 288.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chettikulam


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Total area of Chettikulam is 690.29 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 103.71 ha. About 8.99 ha is un-irrigated area. About 94.72 ha is irrigated area. About 41.59 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 53.13 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 85.84 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 116.22 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.83 ha is culturable waste land. About 378.69 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Chettikulam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Chettikulam.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Chettikulam.

There is a government middle school in the village Chettikulam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Paralachi, which is less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Paralachi, which is less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

Colleges in Chettikulam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Kamuthi, which is more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Chettikurichi, which is more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Aruppukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Aruppukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

Other Educational Facilities in Chettikulam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Soolakkarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

There are 4 government non formal training centres in the village Chettikulam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Rajagopalapuram, which is less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

Healthcare Facilities in Chettikulam


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Chettikulam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chettikulam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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