Chittamara is a village in

South Tripura district South Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. History The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided into three districts. Geography The district occupies an ...

in the

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Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...

, located in the UTC 5.30 time zone and it follows Indian standard time (IST). Chittamara sun rise time varies -36 minutes from IST. The vehicle driving side in Chittamara is left, all vehicles should take left side during driving. Chittamara people are using its national currency which is Indian Rupee and its international currency code is INR. It lies on the border with

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. It contains a SBI Branch and tehsil. The native language of Chittamara is Bengali, Kokborok and most of the village people speak Bengali, Kokborok. Chittamara people use Bengali, Kokborok language for communication.

Demographics

India

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, Chittamara had a population of 3450. with SC Population 360, ST Population 1277 & OBC population 1278. Chittamara has an average literacy rate of 95%, higher than the national average of 74%.

Politics

Chittamara is part of Belonia (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Currently BJP is ruling in this Gram Panchayat, with 11 GP Member. Shri Biswajit Majumder is the current president of BJP Chittamara Village committee. Late Smt. Arati Majumder 018 - 2023 till her death (16 December 2023)from this village, elected as a Panchayat Shamiti member of Bharat Chandra Nagar RD Block. MAA BABu

Shri.Bhrighuram Ram Tripura, elected as a Up-Pradhan of Chittamara GP.

Education

Schools in Chittamara are run by the state government . Instruction in schools is mainly in English or Bengali, though

Kokborok Kokborok (or Tripuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. Its name comes from ''kók'' meaning "verbal" or "language" and ''borok'' meaning "people" or "human", It is one of the anci ...

and other regional languages are also used. The schools are affiliated to the

Tripura Board of Secondary Education Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) is a board of school education in the state of Tripura, India. Currently Dr.Bhabatosh Saha is the president of TBSE.It is a state agency of the Government of Tripura which is responsible for the promo ...

. After completing secondary school, students typically enroll for two years in a

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or in a higher secondary school affiliated either to the Tripura Board of Secondary Education or to other central boards & for that student have to go in town area. Apart from traditional Higher education like, MBBS, B.E., B.Tech., Agri B.Sc./M.Sc. students from this place are taking professional courses likes Company Secretary, M.Tech., MCA, MBA, and PGDM. Students are also venturing to other parts of the world to take higher education. Chittamara has a total of 4 schools, Brinda Ban Royaja Para High School is one of them having 2 storey building.

Culture

The diverse ethno-linguistic groups of Tripura have given rise to a composite culture. The dominant ethnic groups are

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, Manipuri, Tripuris, Jamatia, Reang,

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& Chakma.

Sports

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and

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are the most popular sports in the village. Former track and field sprinter Saraswati Saha belongs from this village, She holds the current

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national record of 22.82 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in

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on 28 August 2002.

References

{{Reflist Villages in South Tripura district