# Chithara Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/chithara/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Chithara Chithara is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691536**. The 2011 Census counted **20,268 people in 5,260 households**, the 14th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 20,268people (2011) - 5,260households - 91.1%literacy - 691536PIN code ## Chithara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chithara is 691536.** Chithara falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691536 - Gram panchayatChithara - Community development blockChadayamangalam - Census village code628429 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chithara from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)65 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)25 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chithara? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Chithara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilamel - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kadakkal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chithara known for? The main crops are **rubber and banana**. About 79% of the 3,363 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chithara Of every 100 households in Chithara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Chithara · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **94% Toilet within the home ****90%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **5% Tap water ****5%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **70% Use banking services ****74%** **71% Television ****70%** **75% Mobile phone ****78%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chithara? ■ Chithara · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **974 Working population ****32.9%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 88.8% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 629 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,080 (16%) · **■** Household industry 98 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,596 (54%) · **■** Marginal 1,261 (19%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kottarakkara - Chadayamangalam22,473 people - Melila22,203 people - Mylom22,164 people - Kummil20,383 people - Kalayapuram20,233 people - Vettikkavala20,118 people - Puthur19,786 people - Kottukkal18,400 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chithara?691536 - How far is Chithara from Kollam?65 km by road - What is the population of Chithara?20,268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chithara in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chithara?91.1% (Census 2011)