Chittur is one among the 6 taluks in
Palakkad district of
Indian 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 C ...
. 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
Ayiloor, also known as Ayilur, Aylur, or Ayalur, is a village in the Chittur Thaluk of Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. Ayiloor is located about 30 kilometers away from Palakkad town and 48 kilometers from Thrissur town.
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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 ...
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Elavanchery
Elavanchery is a village and gram panchayat near to Kollengode Town 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 Malaba ...
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Eruthempathy, Kairadi
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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
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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
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 se ...
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Thekkedesom
Thekkedesom is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It forms a part of the Nalleppilly gram panchayat, which is itself subordinate to the Chittur taluk.
Demographics
India census
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Thiruvazhiyad
Thiruvazhiyad is a village 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 locat ...
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Vadakarapathy
Vadakarapathy is a village in Chittur taluk of Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Vadakarapathy Grama Panchayat comprises Vadakarapathy and Ozhalapathy revenue villages.
Demographics
India census
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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
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Valiyavallampathy
Valiyavallampathy is a village in the 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 l ...
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Vallanghy and
Vandithavalam
Vandithavalam is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is among the villages administered by the Perumatty Gram Panchayat.
Vandithavalam was a village in the erstwhile Cochin state, but was included in the Palakkad d ...
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