Geographic Location of Chittur

The village Chittur is located in Sorab Taluk of Shivamogga District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Chittur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sorab Community Development Block. The nearest town is Siralkoppa, which is about 5 kilometers away from Chittur.

Travel and Communication for Chittur

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Chittur,
Shivamogga,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 577447

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chittur

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

Social Structure of Chittur

As per available data from the year 2009, 1130 persons live in 236 house holds in the village Chittur. There are 536 female individuals and 594 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.43% and males constitute 52.57% of the total population.

There are 121 scheduled castes persons of which 57 are females and 64 are males. Females constitute 47.11% and males constitute 52.89% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.71% of the total population.

There are 32 scheduled tribes persons of which 14 are females and 18 are males. Females constitute 43.75% and males constitute 56.25% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.83% of the total population.

Population density of Chittur is 253.09 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chittur

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Total area of Chittur is 446.49 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 202.02 ha. About 48.89 ha is un-irrigated area. About 153.13 ha is irrigated area. About 44.36 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 108.77 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 31.83 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 71.46 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 20.15 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 7.49 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 74.93 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.96 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Chittur

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a private pre-primary school in Barige, which is 5-10 kms away from Chittur.

There is a government primary school in the village Chittur.

There is a government middle school in the village Chittur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Chittur.

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

Colleges in Chittur

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 Shikaripura, which is 5-10 kms away from Chittur.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Chittur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Siralkoppa, which is 5-10 kms away from Chittur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Siralkoppa, which is 5-10 kms away from Chittur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Chittur

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Chittur.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Chittur.

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Chittur.

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Chittur.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Chittur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Chittur.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Chittur.

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