Pichavaram

11°25′57″N 79°46′51″E / 11.43250°N 79.78083°E / 11.43250; 79.78083

Pichavaram பிச்சாவரம்
Pichavaram Mangrove Forest
Pichavaram Pichavaram
Coordinates: 11°25′N 79°47′E / 11.41°N 79.78°E / 11.41; 79.78
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Taluk	Bhuvanagiri
Town Panchayath	Parangipettai
Area
• Total	14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)

Pichavaram is one of the villages of Parangipettai near Chidambaram in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India.^[1][2] It is located between the Vellar estuary in the north and Coleroon estuary in the south. The Vellar-Coleroon estuarine complex forms the Killai backwater and the mangroves that are permanently rooted in a few feet of water. It is located at a distance of 243 km from Chennai and 15 km from Chidambaram.