Iconic Kalpeni Lighthouse

Kalpeni is an inhabited Atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 287 km west of the city of Kochi. Kalpeni is 218 kilometres west from the port of Kochi and lies 71 kilometres south of Andrott and 201 kilometres to the NNE of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them. Suheli Par atoll lies 139 kilometres t…
Kalpeni is an inhabited Atoll in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It has a distance of 287 km west of the city of Kochi. Kalpeni is 218 kilometres west from the port of Kochi and lies 71 kilometres south of Andrott and 201 kilometres to the NNE of Minicoy, with the broad Nine Degree Channel between them. Suheli Par atoll lies 139 kilometres to the west of Kalpeni.
  • Location: Arabian Sea
  • Population: 4526 (2014)
  • Archipelago: Lakshadweep
  • Adjacent to: Indian Ocean
  • Total islands: 7
  • Major islands: Kalpeni · Cheriyam · Tilakkam · Kodithala · Pitti
  • Area: 3.084 km² (1.191 sq mi)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org