Chettupattu

This article is about Chetpet, the town in Tiruvannamalai. For the suburb of Chennai, see Chetput (Chennai).

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Town
Chettupattu Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Population (2011)
• Total	99,085
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	606 801
Telephone code	91 4181
Vehicle registration	TN25
Sex ratio	1:1 ♂/♀

Chettupattu is a panchayat town in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

Chettupattu has a population of 36,000, consisting of 50% males and 50% females, with 10% of the population being under the age of 6 years. The town has a literacy rate of about 69%, which is 10% higher than the national average; male literacy is 77% and female literacy is 61%.

From 2015 Chettupattu became a Taluka under Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.

Chettupattu is a Selection Grade Town Panchayat, a small town under 20,000 or 25,000 inhabitants, in the district of Tiruvannamalai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its neighboring towns are Vandavasi (east), Polur (west), Gingee (south), Tiruvannamalai (southwest) and Arani (north). More than 80% of its inhabitants are farmers, and the primary source of income is agriculture.

The town's main crops are groundnut, paddy and sugarcane. Chettupattu is a fast developing town, ranking with panchayats of Pazhampet and Kannanur. Animal husbandry provides subsidiary income to farmers in the region. A veterinary dispensary established in 1963 provides services to the farmers.

The STD code for Chettupattu is 04181. Its pincode number is 606801.

Education

Educational institutions in Chettupattu include:

• Dhivya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
• Dhivya College of Education
• Dhivya Arts and Science College
• Dhivya Polytechnic College
• Dhivya High School
• Dhivya Teacher Training Institute
• St. Dominic Savio Higher Secondary School
• St. Anne Higher Secondary School
• Government Higher Secondary School
• Danie Matriculation High School
• Panchayat Union Primary School
• Suraj Matriculation School
• Ansaldo Matriculation High School, Maruthuvambadi
• Ansaldo College of Education, Marthuvambadi
• S.K International School

Computer Centers in Chetpet include:

• Bharat Sevak Samaj Computer College
• Digitech Computer Centre