Is Chekkal safe? India travel risk
Is Chekkal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chekkal scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Chekkal scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Chekkal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Tamil Nādu at 8.3653° N, 77.1075° E, Chekkal lies 2,251.6 km N of New Delhi. Time zone: UTC.
Tamil Nādu
8.3653° N, 77.1075° E
Lowland
UTC
35,992
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (291 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 38 | 51 | 137 | 184 | 203 | 291 | 234 | 209 | 213 | 254 | 214 | 79 |
Normals: Thiruvananthapuram (25.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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