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.
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:
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.