Kalpeni

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Kalpeni is an inhabited Atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of Template:Convert west of the city of Kochi.

Geography

Kalpeni is Template:Convert west from the port of Kochi and lies Template:Convert south of Andrott and Template:Convert to the NNE of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them. Suheli Par atoll lies Template:Convert to the west of Kalpeni.

Kalpeni forms a single coral atoll along with the uninhabited islands of Cheriyam, Tilakkam, Kodithala and Pitti islet.

The eastern and southern shorelines of the island have accumulations of coral debris, the result of a violent storm that hit the area in 1847. It has a lagoon area of Template:Convert.

List of Islands

• Kalpeni is the main island. it has an area of Template:Convert, and is located at Template:Coord.
• Kodithala is immediately to the north of Kalpeni, at, with an area of Template:Convert.
• Cheriyam is the northernmost island, with a population of 10. The island has a water tank, a pond, a small Template:Convert road from the village to a lighthouse at the north point, constructed by MGNREGS at 2015. it has an area of Template:Convert, and located at Template:Coord. It is the largest of Kalpeni's Satellite islands. The land in Cheriyam belongs to 49 families living in Kalpeni.
  MGNREGS is currently making an economic development on the island to accommodate a new village and resort like on Sentosa. It would impact the economic growth of Kalpeni Island.
• Tilakkam group are a group of islands off the west of Kalpeni. The land of these islands Template:Convert belong to two different families of Kalpeni:
  • Koomel is a small islet off the west tip of Kalpeni. it has an area of Template:Convert, and located at Template:Coord.
  • Tilakkam east has an area of Template:Convert, and located at Template:Coord.
  • Tilakkam west has an area of Template:Convert, and located at Template:Coord.
  • Pitti islet has an area of Template:Convert, and located at Template:Coord.

Demographics

Kalpeni was the first island in the Union Territory where women were allowed to go to school and get an education.Template:Fact

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Kalpeni of Andrott Tehsil.

Tourism

Kalpeni has a beach at the northern tip of the island called Tip Beach where one can do snorkeling, sea bath and kayaking. Because of the coral reefs present in the sea near the beach, the water is shallow and calm, making it an excellent spot for beach activities.Template:Fact

There is a Template:Convert lighthouse in Kalpeni from whose top one can see a bird's eye view of the island, the lagoon with the smaller islands, the reef and the surrounding ocean. From the top of the lighthouse, one can visualize the abundance of coconut trees and the ground is not visible due to dense packing of the tops of these trees.Template:Fact Template:Clear

Image gallery

File:Kalpeni Light House.jpg

Light House

• Island's Panoramic View From Lighthouse
  Island's Panoramic View From Lighthouse
• Moideen Mosque a Panoramic View
  Moideen Mosque a Panoramic View

• A deep whirlpool in the Agatthiyatti Stone area
  A deep whirlpool in the Agatthiyatti Stone area
• Sunset at Kalpeni
  Sunset at Kalpeni
• Tip Beach entrance at Kalpeni
  Tip Beach entrance at Kalpeni
• Boat jeti at Kalpeni atoll of Lakshadweep
  Boat jeti at Kalpeni atoll of Lakshadweep

External links

• Hydrographic Description (Indian Ocean Pilot)
• Lagoon sizes
• List of Atolls
• An ornithological expedition to the Lakshadweep archipelago
• Sources towards a history of the Laccadive Islands