Chittar, Kerala

Chittar
ചിറ്റാർ
town/village

An Elephant used to load timber in Chittar
Chittar
Chittar

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°19′58″N 76°55′58″E / 9.33278°N 76.93278°E / 9.33278; 76.93278Coordinates: 9°19′58″N 76°55′58″E / 9.33278°N 76.93278°E / 9.33278; 76.93278
Country  India
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Government
 • Type Democratic
 • Body Chittar grama panchayath
Area
 • Total 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 33,977
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 689663
Telephone code 04735
Vehicle registration KL-62, KL-03
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Vadasserikkara, Angamoozhy
Climate Tropical summer (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 18 °C (64 °F)
Website lsgkerala.in/chittarpanchayat/

Chittar is a village in Pathanamthitta district, located in Kerala state, India. It is a Panchayat and is situated in the Ranni taluk and in Konni constituency in Pathanamthitta District. It is located 29 km away from Pathanamthitta town at its east. Nearby Panchayats are Seethathodu, Perunad, Vadaserikkara and Thannithodu. Formerly Chittar was included in the Ranni legislative assembly constituent, but now in Konni assembly. Also previous parliament constituent was Idukki and currently it is Pathanamthitta.

Economy

Chittar is predominantly a plantation township. Earlier famed for tea/coffee plantations, 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 and bordered by Perunad panchayath in north, Thannithodu in south, Vadasserikkara in west and Seethathodu in east.

Administration

The panchayath of Chittar was formed in September 30th, 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]

Education

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

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. People live together in good harmony. 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.

As of 2001 India census, Chittar had a population of 33977 with 16498 males and 17479 females.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LSGI Election 2010". www.lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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