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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628429
- Pincode
- 691559
- Post office
- Chithara
- Population
- 20,268
- Households
- 5,260
- Literacy rate
- 81.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1161 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,664
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 24 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 33 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 467 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tenmalai · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre Kummil · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chithara compares
By population, Chithara ranks #14 of 26 villages in Kottarakkara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.7%
−3.8% vs mandal average
- Chithara
- 81.7%
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 85.5%
- Kollam district
- 85.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,161
+20 vs mandal average
- Chithara
- 1,161
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 1,141
Household size
people per home
3.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chithara
- 3.9
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chithara at a glance
Chithara is a village of 20,268 people in 5,260 households (Census 2011) in Kottarakkara taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, the 14th-largest of 26 villages in Kottarakkara taluk. Literacy is 82%, 4 points below the taluk average of 86% and the sex ratio is 1,161 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Kollam district centre, 5 km from Kummil, the nearest town, 20 km from Tenmalai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 691559, served by Chithara post office; the LGD village code is 628429. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The village votes in Pathanapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.B. Ganesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 23,896 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chithara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Punalur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chithara
- Total area (ha)
- 3,363
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 352.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chithara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chithara
- LGD code
- 628429
- Pincode
- 691559
- Post office
- Chithara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 20,268
- Population (projected 2026)
- 23,896
- Households
- 5,260
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1161
- Literacy rate
- 81.7%
- Coordinates
- 8.81496°N, 76.96719°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathanapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Kottarakkara
- Nearest police station
- Police Station, Chithara (2.9 km)
- Nearest post office
- Ayirakuzhy Post Office (1.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Chithara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram33 kmcapital
- Bengaluru467 km
- Chennai596 km
- Hyderabad967 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTenmalai20 km
- Bus stopChithara<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre Kummil4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Fuel Station10 km
- CollegeGovernment ITI Chadayamangalam4 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Chithara3 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Chitharaunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Government Siddha Dispensary, Madathara4.8 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chithara
4 Temples, 4 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sree bhadra devi temple chitharaTemple<1 km ↗
- 🕌Mosque ,pulipparaMosque3.7 km ↗
- 🕌Peringadu Juma MasjidMosque3.8 km ↗
- 🛕Mahadeveswar TempleTemple3.9 km ↗
- 🛕Kummil Shivaparvathi TempleTemple3.9 km ↗
- 🕌Thekkil Jumua MasjidMosque3.9 km ↗
- 🛕Mahadeveswar Temple KummilTemple3.9 km ↗
- 🕌Kummil Muslim JamaathMosque4.3 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Chithara
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Gramaprakash library and arts and sports clubLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚FMLASCLibrary3.1 km ↗
- 📚C Kesavan Memorial LibraryLibrary3.2 km ↗
- 🏫ST.Mildreds U P SchoolSchool3.6 km ↗
- 🏫ST.Mildreds Upper Primary SchoolSchool3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Angels Central SchoolSchool3.9 km ↗
- 📚Netaji LibraryLibrary4.1 km ↗
- 🎓Government ITI ChadayamangalamCollege4.1 km ↗
- 🎓Voccational Higher Secondary School KummilHigh school4.3 km ↗
- 📚SamanwayaLibrary4.3 km ↗
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View all 26 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)