Chittur

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Chittur is part of Palakkad district.
Chittur is a small town in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. It is located at a distance of around 15km towards south of Palakkad town. Chittur is a residential town blessed with its natural beauty of Paddy fields and coconut trees. The town has many good educational institutions. Some of them are a) Govt Arts and Science College b) Vijayamatha English Medium High School c) Govt Higher secondary Boys High School d) Victoria Girls High School The town has a state transport corporation's (KSRTC) sub-depot. Buses ply to various towns of Kerala and Tamilnadu from this bus stand. There are many temples in this place. ChitturKavu is the most famous one. A festival called konganpada is very popular in Palakkad district. Considering the accessibility, educational institutions and other infrastructure it's an ideal residential place..

Number of Panchayats - 16
Number of Municipalities - 1
Area - 1155.10 km2.


Geography

Chittur is located at 10°42′N 76°45′E / 10.7, 76.75[1]. It has an average elevation of 131 m (430 ft).

Politics

Chittur assembly constituency is part of Palghat (Lok Sabha constituency)

See also

Vadavannur
Koduvayur
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
Tathamangalam
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittur
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   10°41'55"N   76°44'25"E

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  • Thekkegramom, Chittur-Cohin (as it was known earlier, different from Chittur in Andhra Pradesh). the list of Distinguished Chitturians from Thekkegramom is pretty long.
  • Chittur Tattamangalam Muncipality, the only muncipality in India which is known by the names of 2 towns, Chittur and Tattamangalam respectively... A quite peaceful area with lot of paddy fields and temples...and chittur college on the banks of Shokanaashini is famous for its wide and beautiful campus...Lots of malayalam movies are shot here...the only arts and science college in kerala which has BA & MA music...
  • Main attractions of CTMC Chittur Puzha Govt. College (most beautiful campus in Kerala) Chittur Kavu Gramams or Agraharams Thunchan Madam Kenampully Hills Konganpada Horse and Elephant Festival Victoria Girls High School (Very old school) and more
  • number one in music our chittur college, we have KSRTC BUS STATION.chittur puza also main attration. But they have to clean the river then look good.
  • the most beutiful place in the world b'ze ratheesh born here
  • UPCOMMING CALM PLACE IN THE WORLD.
  • Located in Palakkad District of Kerala, Chittur is 15 km southeast of Palakkad. The town is famous for the Kongappa festival, celebrated every year on the first Monday after the dark lunar night in the month of Kumbham (February and March). Tunchath Acharyamadom is located here and is believed to have been founded by Tunchath Ramanujan Ezhuthassan, the father of Malayalam literature. The town is a major center of kora-grass mat making in Palakkad District. Coimbatore Airport is 40 km north-east. Nearest major railhead is Palakkad Junction Railway Station. Kollengode Railway Station on the Palakkad-Madurai meter gauge line is another railhead nearby
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