# Chittoor Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai 

# Chittoor

Chittoor is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625707**. The 2011 Census counted **1,826 people in 530 households**, the 37th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,826people (2011)
- 530households
- 81.0%literacy
- 625707PIN code

## Chittoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chittoor is 625707.** Chittoor falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625707
- Gram panchayatChittoor
- Community development blockKallikudi
- Census village code641009

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chittoor from nearby towns?

- Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Virudhunagar (nearest town)15 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 Chittoor?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chittoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · K.Vellakulam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhunagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalligudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Chittoor known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ragi**. Products made here include cotton. About 37% of the 918 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Chittoor

Of every 100 households in Chittoor in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chittoor · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**70%

Use banking services ****15%**

**51%

Television ****84%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

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 Chittoor?

■ Chittoor · ■ Thirumangalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**912

Working population ****63.5%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 70.4% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (14%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 304 (26%) · **■** Marginal 548 (47%)

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 Thirumangalam

- Ammapatti1,868 people
- Thangalacheri1,862 people
- Chinnaulagani1,854 people
- Karisalpatti1,835 people
- Palakkapudupatti1,776 people
- Nadukottai1,749 people
- Pannikundu1,737 people
- Alappalacheri1,693 people

[All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chittoor?625707
- How far is Chittoor from Madurai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Chittoor?1,826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chittoor in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Chittoor?81.0% (Census 2011)
