| Akkaraipettai | |
| Native Name Lang: | அக்கரைப்பேட்டை |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.7429°N 79.849°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagapattinam |
| Government Type: | Gram panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 6,672 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 611106 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-51 |
Akkaraipettai is a fishing village located in Kelvelur taluk Nagapattinam district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The population was 6,672 at the 2011 Census.[1] A majority of the people of Akkaraipettai are employed in sea-borne trading,[2] fishing, agriculture, tourism and merchant navy.
Akkaraipettai is a village panchayat with three hamlets Thideer Kuppam, Keechankuppam and Kallar with a population of more than 10,000 residents who are dependent on fishing. Since the village panchayat is located in close proximity to the sea, there was high incidence of fatalities during the tsunami on December 26, 2004.[3] [4]
Akkaraipettai is one of the fishing villages in the Nagapattinam district. This village is totally surrounded by the water, so called Akkaraipettai. Akkaraipettai is combination of two words "Akkarai"+"Pettai", Akkarai means other side of river and Pettai means village.
The village has two primary schools (up to 5th standard) and 1 higher secondary school (up to 12th standard).