Taluk in Kerala, India
| Chittur taluk | |
|---|---|
| Taluk | |
 Taluks in Palakkad district | |
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| Coordinates: 10°42′02″N 76°44′56″E / 10.7005°N 76.7490°E / 10.7005; 76.7490 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,136.23 km (438.70 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 437,738 |
| • Density | 390/km (1,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| • Minority | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 678101 |
| Telephone code | 04923 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-70 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alathur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chittur |
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.
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
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%.
Religions
Chittur taluk constitutes majority of Hindus followed by Muslims, Christians and other minorities.
Religions in Chittur subdistrict
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "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: Directorate of 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.