Kalpeni

Kalpeni Atoll
Location of Kalpeni Atoll in Lakshadweep
Geography
Location Arabian Sea
Coordinates 10°05′N 73°38′E / 10.09°N 73.64°E / 10.09; 73.64Coordinates: 10°05′N 73°38′E / 10.09°N 73.64°E / 10.09; 73.64
Archipelago Lakshadweep
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 7
Major islands
Area 3.084 km2 (1.191 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Territory Union territory of Lakshadweep
District Lakshadweep
Island group Laccadive Islands
Tehsils of India Andrott
Subdivisions of India Kalpeni
Demographics
Demonym Malayali
Population 4526 (as of 2014)
Density 1,467 /km2 (3,800 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Malayali, Mahls
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 682557
Telephone code 04895
Official website www.lakshadweep.gov.in
ISO Code IN-LD-08[2]
Literacy 84.4%
Avg. summer temperature 32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio 1.122/
unit_pref Metric

Kalpeni is an inhabited Atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 2,079 km (1,292 mi) south of the city of Delhi.

Geography

Kalpeni is 218 km west from the port of Kochi and lies 71 km south of Andrott and 201 km to the NNE of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them. Suheli Par atoll lies 139 km to the east of Kalpeni.

Kalpeni forms a single coral atoll along with the uninhabited islands of Cheriyam, Tilakkam, Kodithala and Pitti islet.[3]

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 25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi).

List of Islands

Demographics

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

Administration

The island belongs to the township of Kalpeni of Andrott Tehsil.[10]

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.

There is a 37 m high 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.

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