Samiyarpettai Explained

Samiyarpettai
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:cuddalore
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Samiyarpettai is a village on the Indian east coast about 50km (30miles) south of Pondicherry and 210km (130miles) south of Chennai, located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.

The coastal village of Samiyarpettai, population 1,729, lies midway between Cuddalore and Chidambaram east of Pudhuchattiram in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the largest of the coastal villages in the surrounding.

Most of the people here make a living by fishing. Many other men, like from other coastal villages have moved to other countries to work to make a living.

The village is surrounded by coconut trees, with brooks running alongside the village. It also hosts a famous Temple "Shri Pinnai Vazhi Amman Shrine". Its one of the biggest temple's alongside the cuddalore coast.

Recently, Samiyarpettai beach is getting crowd's attention and has become one of the popular holiday spot.