Chittur is one among the 6 taluks in
Palakkad district of
India
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n state of
Kerala
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. There are 30 revenue villages in chittur taluk. It is situated on the eastern side of Palakkad district.
Constituent villages
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Ayiloor,
Chittur
Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, southeast of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, ...
,
Elavanchery,
Eruthempathy, Kairadi
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Koduvayoor-I,
Koduvayur-II
Koduvayur-II is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is administered by the Koduvayur gram panchayat.
Demographics
India census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically ...
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Kollengode-1, Kollengode-2,
Kozhinjampara
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Kozhipathy,
Moolathara,
Muthalamada-1, Muthalamada-2,
Nallepilly
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Nelliyampathy,
Nenmara,
Ozhalapathy,
Pallassana,
Pattanchery
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Perumatty,
Puthunagaram,
Thathamangalam,
Thekkedesom,
Thiruvazhiyad
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Vadakarapathy,
Vadavannur
Vadavannur is a village and grama panchayat near to Kollengode Town in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India.
Demographics
At the 2001 India census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically ac ...
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Valiyavallampathy,
Vallanghy
Vallangi is a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, 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 also ...
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
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Taluks of Kerala