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'''Akkaraipettai''' is a | '''Akkaraipettai''' is a fishing village located in Kelvelur taluk [[Nagapattinam district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The population was 6,672 at the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India 2011|url=https://tnrd.gov.in/databases/census_of_india_2011TN/pdf/16-Nagapattinam.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013436/http://www.tnrd.gov.in/databases/census_of_india_2011TN/pdf/16-Nagapattinam.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref> A majority of the people of Akkaraipettai are employed in sea-borne trading,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Delta districts fisherfolk divided over TN Fishing Regulation Act|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jul/19/delta-districts-fisherfolk-divided-over-fishing-regulation-act-2332147.html}}</ref> fishing, agriculture ,tourism and merchant navy. | ||
Akkaraipettai is a village panchayat with three hamlets Thideer Kuppam, Keechankuppam and Kallar with a population of more than 10,000 residents who are dependent on fishing. Since the village panchayat is located in close proximity to the sea, there was high incidence of fatalities during the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami on December 26, 2004]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=15 years on: Heartbreaking photos from the devastating tsunami of 2004|work=[[The new Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/india-news/2004-indian-ocean-tsunami-photos-tamil-nadu-andaman-nicobar-islands-6186971/}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=How a TN school transformed itself to draw back students driven away by tsunami fears|work=[[The News Minute]]|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-tn-school-transformed-itself-draw-back-students-driven-away-tsunami-fears-59992}}</ref> | Akkaraipettai is a village panchayat with three hamlets Thideer Kuppam, Keechankuppam and Kallar with a population of more than 10,000 residents who are dependent on fishing. Since the village panchayat is located in close proximity to the sea, there was high incidence of fatalities during the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami on December 26, 2004]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=15 years on: Heartbreaking photos from the devastating tsunami of 2004|work=[[The new Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/india-news/2004-indian-ocean-tsunami-photos-tamil-nadu-andaman-nicobar-islands-6186971/}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=How a TN school transformed itself to draw back students driven away by tsunami fears|work=[[The News Minute]]|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-tn-school-transformed-itself-draw-back-students-driven-away-tsunami-fears-59992}}</ref> | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
Akkaraipettai is the one of the | Akkaraipettai is the one of the fishing villages in the [[Nagapattinam district]]. This village is totally surrounded by the water, so called Akkaraipettai. Akkaraipettai is combination of two words "Akkarai"+"Pettai", Akkarai means other side of river and Pettai means village. | ||
== Schools in Akkaraipettai == | == Schools in Akkaraipettai == | ||
The village has 2 primary schools (up to 5th standard) and 1 higher secondary school (up to 12th standard). | The village has 2 primary schools (up to 5th standard) and 1 higher secondary school (up to 12th standard). | ||