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Chittur Population - Palakkad, Kerala

Chittur is a large village located in Chittur Taluka of Palakkad district, Kerala with total 1269 families residing. The Chittur village has population of 5244 of which 2540 are males while 2704 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chittur village population of children with age 0-6 is 442 which makes up 8.43 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chittur village is 1065 which is lower than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Chittur as per census is 982, higher than Kerala average of 964.

Chittur village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Chittur village was 83.03 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Chittur Male literacy stands at 89.56 % while female literacy rate was 76.94 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Chittur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Chittur village.

Chittur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,269 - -
Population 5,244 2,540 2,704
Child (0-6) 442 223 219
Schedule Caste 1,110 528 582
Schedule Tribe 32 17 15
Literacy 83.03 % 89.56 % 76.94 %
Total Workers 2,626 1,610 1,016
Main Worker 2,101 - -
Marginal Worker 525 219 306

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.17 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.61 % of total population in Chittur village.

Work Profile

In Chittur village out of total population, 2626 were engaged in work activities. 80.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2626 workers engaged in Main Work, 199 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 795 were Agricultural labourer.