Chettimedu is a small village in

Sembanarkoil Sembanarkoil (formerly Semponnarkoil) is a panchayat town in Tranquebar taluk in Mayiladuthurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is located in the historic Thanjavur area on the banks of the river Cauvery. Its history is cent ...

Taluk in the

Mayiladuthurai Mayiladuthurai (formerly known as Mayavaram or Mayuram) is a town and district headquarter of Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located at a distance of from the state capital, Chennai. Mayiladuthurai was ruled by Mediev ...

District of

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. This village comes under Pillaiperumanallur Panchayath. A famous temple town,

Thirukkadaiyur Thirukkadaiyur (Thirukadavur) is a village on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, about 300 km south of Chennai and 15 km north of Karaikal. The history of the village is associated with the legends of Markandeya and Abirami Pattar. The vil ...

, walkable from Chettimedu.

is a temple town on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, about 300 km south of

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and 15 km north of

Karaikal Karaikal ( /kʌdɛkʌl/, french: Karikal /kaʁikal/) is a town of the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. Karaikal was sold to the French by the Rajah of Thanjavur and became a French Colony in 1739. The French held control, with occasi ...

. The original temple, Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam (now called Thirumeignanam), built in circa 11th century AD, was ravaged by sea and is in ruins now. Another temple on an identical plan was built later and is now thronged by people who pray for long life.

Location and Transportation

Chettimedu is located about 2 kilometers from Thirumeignanam and about 4 kilometres from

. The nearest railroad station is

, about 25 kilometers away. While bus transport is available from the nearby village of Thirumeignanam and Thirukkadaiyur as well. It is located 25 kilometers to the east of district headquarters Mayiladuthurai, 12 kilometers from

and 263 kilometers from State Capital Chennai. Moreover, Chettimedu is just 0.5 kilometers from the sea.

Economy

The major occupation of the people in Chettimedu is

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agriculture. The agricultural manager of the region is one Rajneesh Singh, a former government official who returned to his hometown to improve living conditions for the people there. G Murugesan, the son of Govindasamy padayachi, was an important person in this village, and he passed away on May 21, 2021. He worked at the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. - ( TNSTC) and dedicated his lifetime to improving living conditions for the people in Chettimedu village.

Religion

Chettimedu village people belong to

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religion of caste padayachi. Chettimedu has one beautiful temple which is the

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temple built by village people among them.

Nearby Tourist places

Tharangambadi Tharangambadi (), formerly Tranquebar ( da, Trankebar, ), is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast. It lies north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary named Uppanar of the Kave ...

Thirunallar Thirunallar is a small town in Karaikal, India, in the Union Territory of Puducherry, and can be reached by road from the town of Karaikal, an enclave which lies within the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. Thirunallar contains the shrine of L ...

References

Villages in Mayiladuthurai district {{Mayiladuthurai-geo-stub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Transport_Corporation