Chettuva | |
Other Name: | Chettuva |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 10.5583°N 76.0347°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Trichur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 680616 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0487 |
Registration Plate: | KL-75 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Chavakkad |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Thrissur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Guruvayur |
Chettuva (Portuguese: Chatuá) is a coastal village in Thrissur district, also known as Launchi Velayudhan's Backwater Kerala, India. Chettuva is located 25 km from Thrissur. The Chettuva Backwaters start at Enamakkal Lake and empties to Arabian Sea. Erstwhile film director Ramu Kariat was one among the prominent people from Chettuva. In 2011, construction of a harbour, with a view to tap fishing wealth was started.[1]