Chetuva

Indian coastal district

Village in Kerala, India

Chettuva Chettuva
village
10°33′30″N 76°2′5″E / 10.55833°N 76.03472°E / 10.55833; 76.03472
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Trichur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	680616
Telephone code	0487
Vehicle registration	KL-75
Nearest city	Chavakkad
Lok Sabha constituency	Thrissur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Guruvayur

Chettuva (Portuguese: Chatuá) is a coastal village in Thrissur district, also known as Launchi Velayudhan's Backwater Kerala, India. Chettuva is located 25 km from Thrissur. The Chettuva Backwaters start at Enamakkal Lake and empties to Arabian Sea. Erstwhile film director Ramu Kariat was one among the prominent people from Chettuva. In 2011, construction of a harbour, with a view to tap fishing wealth was started.^[1]