Chittar, Kerala

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Chittar
Chittar (India)
Coordinates: 9°19′58″N76°55′58″E / 9.33278°N 76.93278°E / 9.33278; 76.93278
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • BodyChittar grama panchayath
Area
 • Total
25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
31,969
 • Density1,230/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689663
Telephone code04735
Vehicle registration KL-62, KL-03, KL-83
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city. Trivandrum Vadasserikkara, Thiruvalla, Konni
Climate Tropical summer (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature18 °C (64 °F)
Websitelsgkerala.in/chittarpanchayat/

Chittar is a village in Pathanamthitta district, located in Kerala state, India. It is a Panchayat and is situated in the Konni Thaluk. It is part of the Konni state legislative constituency and of the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. Chittar was given the Nirmal Gram award from former president Pratibha Patil.

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Economy

Chittar is predominantly a plantation township. Earlier famed for tea and coffee, nowadays swaying rubber trees have replaced them, fuelled by the fertile land and rich ecosystem. In addition to rubber cultivation, pineapple, tapioca, nuts, ginger, and pepper are cultivated. It was once a part of the demolished Nilakkal trade centre.

Location

Chittar lies in the eastern part of Pathanamthitta district. Thiruvalla, which is 53 km away, has the nearest railway station and access to NH 183. Pathanamthitta is 29 km to the east.

Administration

The panchayath of Chittar was formed on 30 September 1970 by partitioning the Vadaseerikkara and Seethathodu panchayaths in Ranni taluk. For administrative convenience, the panchayath is divided into 13 wards.

  1. Pambini
  2. Panniyar
  3. Manakkayam
  4. Chittar
  5. Chittar thottam
  6. Meenkuzhi
  7. Kulangaravali
  8. Vayyattupuzha
  9. Manpilavu
  10. Neelipilavu
  11. kattachira
  12. Chittar thekkekkara
  13. Kodumudi [1]

Before becoming part of Konni legislative assembly Chittar was represented by the Ranni legislative assembly. Chittar's Lok Sabha constituency also changed from Idukki to Pathanamthitta.

Education

Chittar has one Government High School, two higher secondary education facilities, in addition to several middle schools and lower primary schools. Chittar also has a college.

Important schools:

Nearby Colleges:

Population

The people of Chittar are mainly agriculturists and plantation workers. People began settling down in Chittar about 75 years ago. The people mainly belong to Hindu, Christian and Muslim religions. There are several places of religious worship in Chittar. In many of the families based in Chittar, there are large numbers of people working outside Kerala as well as outside India. The new generation is highly educated and well placed in different parts of the world includes merchant navy engineers, doctors, civil engineers and well known scientists. K.C. Raghunatha Pillai, the vehicle director for the Chandrayaan-2 mission is an example.

As of 2011 India census, Chittar had a population of 31969 with 15282 males and 16687 females. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LSGI Election 2010". www.lsgkerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chittar-Seethathodu Village Population - Ranni - Pathanamthitta, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
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