Chittur is one among the 6 taluks in

Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. There are 30 revenue villages in chittur taluk. It is situated on the eastern side of Palakkad district.

Constituent villages

* Ayiloor,

Chittur Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the sec ...

, Elavanchery,

Eruthempathy Eruthempathy is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It forms a part of the Eruthampathy gram panchayat. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating i ...

, Kairadi * Koduvayoor-1, Koduvayoor-2, Kollengode-1, Kollengode-2,

Kozhinjampara Kozhinjampara is a town in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India alongside the borderline of Tamil Nadu. It forms a part of the area administered by the Kozhinjampara gram panchayat. Demographics Indian census A census is the pr ...

* Kozhipathy,

Moolathara Moolathara is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is among the villages administered by Perumatty gram panchayat. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and cal ...

, Muthalamada-1, Muthalamada-2,

Nallepilly Nallepilly is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is the main village of the Nalleppilly gram panchayat and forms a part of Chittur taluk. History Before British Raj, it was part of Kingdom of Cochin. Demographi ...

Nelliyampathy Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a hill station, located from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.'' Geography * Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations. * The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a par ...

Nenmara Nemmara is a town in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. It is administrated by the Nemmara Grama Panchayat. Nemmara is the entry point to the Nelliampathi hills, which are located at the foothills of Western Ghats. Demographics , according ...

Ozhalapathy Ozhalapathy is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is administered by the Vadakarapathy gram panchayat. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating ...

Pallassana Pallassena or Pallassana is a village and gram panchayat in the Palakkad District, state of Kerala, India. It is close to Kollengode Town and Koduvayur and beside the river Gayatri, one of the tributaries of Bharatapuza. It is primarily not ...

Pattanchery Pattancherry is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It forms a part of the Pattencherry gram panchayat. History and related trivia Earlier known as ''Bhattasreni''. The village has a Shiva temple, Ganesha temple, Vish ...

Perumatty Perumatty is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is among the villages administered by Perumatty gram panchayat. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and cal ...

Puthunagaram Puthunagaram is a town and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is about 10 km south of Palakkad and 8 Km from Kollengode. Palakkad-Pollachi-Dindukal-Madurai-Rameswaram train line passes through this town. ...

, Thathamangalam, Thekkedesom, Thiruvazhiyad * Vadakarapathy,

Vadavannur Vadavannur is a village and gram panchayat near to Kollengode Town in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. Demographics At the 2001 India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating informa ...

, Valiyavallampathy,

Vallanghy Vallangi is a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It forms a part of the Nemmara gram panchayat. Demographics , according to the Indian census, Vallangi had a population of 16,608 with 8,109 males and 8,499 females. See ...

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.

Languages

References

{{reflist Taluks of Kerala