Chittur Population, Caste, Working Data Palakkad, Kerala - Census 2011

Chittur is a village situated in Chittur taluka of Palakkad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,269 families residing in the village Chittur. The total population of Chittur is 5,244 out of which 2,540 are males and 2,704 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chittur is 1,065.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chittur village is 442 which is 8% of the total population. There are 223 male children and 219 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chittur is 982 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,065) of Chittur village.

Population
5,244
Families
1,269
Literacy
83.03%
Sex Ratio
1,065

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chittur is 83%. Thus Chittur village has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Palakkad district. The male literacy rate is 89.56% and the female literacy rate is 76.94% in Chittur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chittur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chittur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chittur village.

Total Male Female
Children 442 223 219
Literacy 83.03% 89.56% 76.94%
Scheduled Caste 1,110 528 582
Scheduled Tribe 32 17 15
Illiterate 1,257 465 792

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Chittur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chittur village out of total population, 2,626 were engaged in work activities. 80% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,626 workers engaged in Main Work, 199 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 795 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,101 1,391 710
Cultivators 199 144 55
Agriculture Labourer 795 370 425
Household Industries 43 23 20
Other Workers 1,064 854 210
Marginal Workers 525 219 306
Non Working 2,618 930 1,688

Nearby Villages to Chittur,

Below are the list of villages near Chittur village in Chittur.

Village Population
Thathamangalam 7,306
Thekkedesom 13,108
Koduvayur-II 8,494
Nalleppilly 14,361
Kozhinjampara 12,311
Vadakarapathy 17,717
Ozhalapathy 8,742
Eruthempathy 9,469
Kozhipathy 12,265
Valiyavallampathy 12,864

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