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Chettimedu is a small village in Sembanarkoil Taluk in the Mayiladuthurai District of Tamil Nadu State, India. This village comes under Pillaiperumanallur Panchayath. A famous temple town, Thirukkadaiyur, walkable from Chettimedu.
Thirukkadaiyur is a temple town on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, about 300 km south of Chennai and 15 km north of Karaikal. The original temple, Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam (now called Thirumeignanam), built in circa 11th century AD, was ravaged by sea and is in ruins now. Another temple on an identical plan was built later and is now thronged by people who pray for long life.




Location and Transportation


Chettimedu is located about 2 kilometers from Thirumeignanam and about 4 kilometres from Thirukkadaiyur. The nearest railroad station is Mayiladuthurai, about 25 kilometers away. While bus transport is available from the nearby village of Thirumeignanam and Thirukkadaiyur as well.
It is located 25 kilometers to the east of district headquarters Mayiladuthurai, 12 kilometers from Sembanarkoil and 263 kilometers from State Capital Chennai. Moreover, Chettimedu is just 0.5 kilometers from the sea.




Economy


The major occupation of the people in Chettimedu is Groundnut agriculture. The agricultural manager of the region is one Rajneesh Singh, a former government official who returned to his hometown to improve living conditions for the people there.
G Murugesan, the son of Govindasamy padayachi, was an important person in this village, and he passed away on May 21, 2021. He worked at the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. - (TNSTC) and dedicated his lifetime to improving living conditions for the people in Chettimedu village.




Religion


Chettimedu village people belong to Hindu religion of caste padayachi. Chettimedu has one beautiful temple which is the Shiva temple built by village people among them.




Nearby Tourist places


Tharangambadi
Karaikal
Thirunallar




References



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Transport_Corporation

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