Chittaattukara Explained

Chittattukara
Settlement Type:Market
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:10.5667°N 76.0833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thrissur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:11665
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:680511
Registration Plate:KL-8
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Guruvayur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:100%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Thrissur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Manalur
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:hot (Köppen)

Chittattukara is a Town in Elavally village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. The Elavally Panchayath Office and the Village Office are situated there. All commodities are sold there. The Market area of Chittattukara is covered by a kilometre. Most of the buildings in that market are as old as over 300 years.

Cultural Heritage

There are three Catholic Syrian Churches in Chittattukara from East to West and the market is dominated by the Christians since many centuries. There are three major schools: 1. The church school.2.vidya vihar central school.3.Sree Gokulam Public School.

Professor P.K. Koru, the 20th century Astronomer, Mathematician was from Chittattukara of the Elavally village, who wrote a Malayalam commentary to Puthumana Somayaji's Karanapaddhati, is a mathematical treatise in Sanskrit, which had printed in Malayalam script. As an independent political leader he represented Guruvayur Constituency to the Kerala Legislative Assembly between 1957 and 1959. Nakshatra Dipika, Malayalam Technical Lexicon, Jyotisha Balabodhini are his other major works. Also see the link:

Facilities

Ayurvedic Medical Shops, Allopathic Medical Shops, Rice Mills, Oil Mills, Petrol Pump, Stationery shops, Grocery shops, Vegetable Markets, Bakery, Fish Markets, Meat Markets etc. are available here.

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