About Chittur Village

Chittur is one of the larger villages in Chittur tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,244, made up of 2,540 males and 2,704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chittur village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Chittur
Pincode	678501
Area (hectares)	765 hectares
Population	5,244
Male Population	2,540
Female Population	2,704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chittur compares

By the 2011 count Chittur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents. Its 765 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Chittur

Chittur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chittur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chittur from other places

Chittur lies about 13 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Pudunagaram, about 7.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chittur
Nearest town	Chittūr	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Pudunagaram	7.0 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	13 km

Villages closest to Chittur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chittur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chittur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chittur village had a population of 5,244. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents.

Chittur village has 2,540 males and 2,704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chittur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Chittur is 678501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chittur covers 765 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chittur falls under Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chittur is Pudunagaram, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chittur.

Chittur is about 13 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chittur is in Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district. Chittūr is about under 2 km away. Pudunagaram is about 7.0 km away. Palakkad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.