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.