Chetlat Island is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India. It has a distance of 432 km west of the city of Kochi.

History

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

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. 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.

Administration

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

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.

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