| Chetlat Island | |
| Native Name Link: | Malayalam |
| Map: | India3 |
| Coordinates: | 11.6833°N 114°W |
| Location: | Arabian Sea |
| Archipelago: | Lakshadweep |
| Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
| Total Islands: | 1 |
| Area Km2: | 1.174 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Country: |  India |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Territory |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | District |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Lakshadweep |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Island group |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Aminidivi |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Tehsils of India |
| Country Admin Divisions 3: | Aminidivi |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 4: | Subdivisions of India |
| Country Admin Divisions 4: | Chetlat Island |
| Country Largest City: | Chetlat |
| Country Largest City Population: | 10 |
| Population: | 2,400 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Density Km2: | 2044 |
| Ethnic Groups: | Malayali, Mahls |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 682554 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04899 |
| Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
| Iso Code: | IN-LD-02[2] |
| Additional Info: | |
Chetlat Island is a coral island belonging to the Amindivi Subgroup of islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago in India. It has a distance of 432km (268miles) west of the city of Kochi.
Local history says that islanders were cruelly treated by Portuguese seafarers in the past.[3]
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.[4]
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 1.174km2.[5] There is a small scale yearly growing sand spit on the northern point of the island.It has a lagoon area of 3.79km2.
Chetlat is the sole inhabited island of the township of Chetlat Island of Aminidivi Tehsil.[6]
The inhabitants on the island are engaged in very small scale farming and fishing which are mainly for the island consumption.
The island has a small jetty on the west coast and a helipad on southpoint.