Chittur taluk

Tehsil in Kerala, India

Taluk in Kerala, India

10°42′02″N 76°44′56″E / 10.7005°N 76.7490°E / 10.7005; 76.7490Country

IndiaStateKeralaDistrictPalakkadArea

• Total1,136.23 km² (438.70 sq mi)Population

• Total437,738 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialMalayalam, English^[1] • MinorityTamil^[2]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

678101

Telephone code04923Vehicle registrationKL-70Lok Sabha constituencyAlathurVidhan Sabha constituencyChittur

Chittur is one among the 6 taluks in Palakkad district of Indian state of Kerala. There are 30 revenue villages in chittur taluk. It is situated on the eastern side of Palakkad district.^[3]

Constituent villages

Ayiloor, Chittur, Elavanchery, Eruthempathy, Kairadi

Koduvayoor-I, Koduvayur-II, Kollengode-1, Kollengode-2, Kozhinjampara

Kozhipathy, Moolathara, Muthalamada-1, Muthalamada-2, Nallepilly

Nelliyampathy, Nenmara, Ozhalapathy, Pallassana, Pattanchery

Perumatty, Puthunagaram, Thathamangalam, Thekkedesom, Thiruvazhiyad

Vadakarapathy, Vadavannur, Valiyavallampathy, Vallanghy and Vandithavalam^[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Chittur taluk had total population of 437,738 people, of which 215,309 are males and 222,429 are females. The average sex ratio is 1033 females per 1000 males is higher than national average (943 females per 100 males). Population in the age group 0-6 was 40,994 (9.4% of total population). Chittur had overall literacy of 83.19% lower than kerala state average of 94.00%: male literacy was 89.17% and female literacy was 77.44%.^[5]

Religions

Chittur taluk constitutes majority of Hindus followed by Muslims, Christians and other minorities.

Religions in Chittur subdistrict^[6]

Hinduism (80.55%)

Islam (13.83%)

Christianity (6.08%)

Not stated (0.29%)

Sikh (0.01%)

Buddhism (0.01%)

Others (0.01%)

Languages

Languages in Chittur taluk^[7]
Language			Speakers
Malayalam			79.43%
Tamil			18.02%
Telugu			1.86%
Others			0.69%
Distribution of languages Source: 2011 Census

References

^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ "Villages | Palakkad | India".
^ "Villages | Palakkad | India".
^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Palakkad (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 118,119. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
^ "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.