Chithur, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 13, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chithur


The village Chithur is located in Ponnamaravathi Taluk of Pudukkottai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Gudalur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ponnamaravathi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pudukkottai, which is about 15 kilometers away from Chithur.

Travel and Communication for Chithur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Chithur,
Pudukkottai,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 622002

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chithur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Chithur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Chithur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Chithur


As per available data from the year 2009, 641 persons live in 144 house holds in the village Chithur. There are 316 female individuals and 325 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.3% and males constitute 50.7% of the total population.

There are 77 scheduled castes persons of which 37 are females and 40 are males. Females constitute 48.05% and males constitute 51.95% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 12.01% of the total population.

Population density of Chithur is 250.99 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chithur


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Total area of Chithur is 255.39 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 39.19 ha. About 0.07 ha is un-irrigated area. About 39.12 ha is irrigated area. About 39.12 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 37.67 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 22 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 9 ha is culturable waste land. About 145.53 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Chithur


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Chithur.

There is a government primary school in the village Chithur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Nallur, which is less than 5 kms away from Chithur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Nallur, which is less than 5 kms away from Chithur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Karaiyur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

Colleges in Chithur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Pudukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Ariyur, which is 5-10 kms away from Chithur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Thanjavur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Thekkattur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Ariyur, which is 5-10 kms away from Chithur.

Other Educational Facilities in Chithur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Pudukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Chithur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Pudukkottai, which is more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

Healthcare Facilities in Chithur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Chithur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Chithur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Chithur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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