Chittar | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 11.55°N 77.7167°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Erode |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 638311 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04256 |
Registration Plate: | TN-36 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Erode |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Tiruppur |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Normal (Köppen) |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 37.8°C |
Chittar is a village in Bhavani taluk of Erode district, Tamil Nadu.
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.
Chittar is part of Kesarimangalm Panchayat, Ammapattai Union,Bhavani (TK) Erode (DT)MLA constituency BhavaniMP constituency Tiruppur.
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.