Sikkil
in Nagapattinam of State of Tamil Nādu, India
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Neyveli Airport (62 mi) -
Kankesanturai Airport (69 mi) - Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (74 mi)
- Pondicherry Airport (84 mi)
- Madurai Airport (133 mi)
- Salem Airport (137 mi)
- Chennai International Airport (156 mi)
- China Bay Airport (180 mi)
- Bengaluru International Airport (220 mi)
- Great Living Chola Temples (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 10.757 and 79.803 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 10° 45' 24" and E 79° 48' 10"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - INR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:00 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:09 am and 5:44 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Sikkil
Sikkil in Nagapattinam (State of Tamil Nādu) is a town in India about 1,246 mi (or 2,006 km) south of New Delhi, the country's capital city.
Current time in Sikkil is now 02:00 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 9 airports near Sikkil, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in India is Neyveli Airport in a distance of 62 mi (or 100 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Great Living Chola Temples in a distance of 46 mi (or 73 km), West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Jaffna, Puducherry, Chennai, George Town and Anuradhapura. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Clinton Park Inn
Chandra Royal Inn
GS Resorts
Hotel Golden Sand
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam (nākappaṭṭinam, previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval Cholas (9th −12th century CE) and served as their important port for commerce and east bound naval expeditions.
Nagapattinam district
Nagapattinam District is a coastal district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The town of Nagapattinam is the district headquarters.
Sikkal Singaravelan Temple
Sikkal Singara Velan Temple is one of the most popular Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Muruga and a contender for the unofficial seventh Padaiveedu of Muruga, along with the popular Arupadaiveedu (six abodes of Lord Muruga). It is located in the village of Sikkal, near Nagapattinam in Tamilnadu. It is believed in Hindu mythology that this place was once a jasmine forest and due to it pleasant smell, the semi-human goddess in Hindu mythology, Kamadenu lives here.
Battle of Negapatam (1758)
The Battle of Negapatam was an indecisive battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Negapatam during the Seven Years' War. The battle took place on 3 August 1758.
Siege of Negapatam
The Siege of Negapatam was the first major offensive military action on the Indian subcontinent following the arrival of news that war had been declared between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, beginning the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, an offshoot of the American War of Independence. A British force besieged the Dutch-controlled port of Negapatam, the capital of Dutch Coromandel, on the eastern coast of India, which capitulated after the fortification's walls were breached.
Thalachangadu
Thalachangadu is a historical village located in Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India, on the bank of the Cauvery River. Its southern boundary is the Rajendran Channel, on the north side is the Cauvery River, on the east side is MelaPerumPallam and on the western side is Natraja Pillai Chavadi.
Action of 6 July 1746
The Action of 6 July 1746 was an inconclusive naval engagement between a British fleet under Edward Peyton and a French fleet under Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais early in the First Carnatic War, as the Indian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession is sometimes called. Both fleets were damaged, with La Bourdonnais putting in at Pondicherry for repairs, and Peyton at Trincomalee.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sikkil.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sikkle, Sikkil
