- Chittar, Tamil Nadu
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Chittar — village — Coordinates 11°33′0″N 77°43′0″E / 11.55°N 77.716667°ECoordinates: 11°33′0″N 77°43′0″E / 11.55°N 77.716667°E Country India State Tamil Nadu District(s) Erode Nearest city Erode Parliamentary constituency Tiruppur Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• Coastline
2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi)
• 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate
Temperature
• SummerNormal (Köppen)
• 102 °C (216 °F)
Chittar is a village in Bhavani taluk of Erode district, Tamil Nadu.
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Geography
It is located at 11°33′0″N 77°43′0″E / 11.55°N 77.716667°E.
Location
Chittar is about 26 KM away from Erode Central Bus Stand and nearly a 13 km drive from Bhavani Bus Station. Stanley reservoir also known as Mettur Dam is 26 km from Chittar. Nearest railway junction is Erode and airport is Salem and Coimbatore.
River
Chittar is 1 km From Kaveri.
Administration
Chittar is part of Kesarimangalm Panchayat, Ammapattai Union, Bhavani (TK) Erode (DT) MLA constituency Bhavani MP constituency Tiruppur.
Festivals
Chittar Peoples celebrate the Sri Sakthi Mariamman Festival during the Summer vacation time (Month of May First Week) and lasts for one whole week.
Language
Tamil
Demography
Chittar had a population of 2,500. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chittar has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 66%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Occupation
Main occupation of the villagers is Agriculture. Main Turmeric, Sugarcane and Rice. Day-by-day new generation is adopting new occupations also like jobs, Business, going Near Towns ( Bhavani, Erode, Perundurai, Tiruppur).
References
Categories:- Villages in Erode district
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