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[[File:Kairali & Sree theater Chittur.jpg|thumb | Kairali & Sree theater Chittur]]
[[File:Pudunagaram, Chittu-Thathamangalam.jpg|thumb|Pudunagaram]]
[[File:Kalam at the andayil temple.JPG|thumb|Andayil temple]]
'''Chittur-Tattamangalam''' is a green town in [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala State]], [[India]]. It is the headquarters of [[Chittur taluk]], situated 13&nbsp;km away from [[Palakkad]] towards the south-east, on the banks of [[Kannadipuzha]], a major headstream of [[Bharathapuzha]], the second longest river in Kerala. It was once part of the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Cochin]].

==Temples==
Chittur Thathamangalam town consists of the famous Chittur Bhagavathi temple, which is under the Cochin Devaswom board. The other major temples are the Pazhayannur Bhagavathi temple, Durga temple, and Sivakshethram (in Lankeswaram agraharam). The municipality consists of Chittur, Thathamangalam, Pallimokku, Kannanthara, Puzhampalam, Kacherimedu, Anicode, Thekkegramam and Kadambidi. Chittur's M.L.A is [[K. Krishnan Kutty]] of Janata Dal(Secular).

==Economy==
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. The town is home to some of the major Menon Tharavads of Kerala. There are also many agraharams (settlement of Iyers) and Moothan tharas.

==History==
The Sokanashini river flows through Chittur, and it is on the banks of this river that Thunjathu Ramanujan Ezuthachan, the father of Malayalam language, spent his last days. His final resting place is famous for Vidyarambham celebrations, where young children are initiated into the world of words and knowledge.

Chittur was formerly a military [[cantonment]].<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Chittur|volume=6|page=252}}</ref>

Tattamangalam is seen mentioned in history books and maps as "TATTAMUNGALUM".<ref>[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/1793_Faden_Wall_Map_of_India_-_Geographicus_-_India-faden-1793.jpg 1793 Faden_Wall_Map_of_India]</ref>

Chittur, Tattamangalam and nearby towns are also mentioned in "[https://archive.org/stream/pli.kerala.rare.6633/pli.kerala.rare.6633_djvu.txt Memoir of the Survey of Travancore and Cochin 1816-1820]" and on this book the used spelling is "TATTAMUNGALUM".

Old map of Kingdom of Kochi showing Tattamangalam and Chittur Areas.<ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Map_of_the_Kingdom_of_Cochin.jpg</ref>

==Festivals==
Music is a part of the lifestyle of the people here, with the Government College training students towards higher degrees in music. 
'Kongan pada' is the main celebration of Chittur and it is celebrated in the month of March. [[Sooranporu]], Niramala and Ayyappan vilakku are also celebrated here. Others include [[Onam]], [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]], [[Vishu]], [[Deepavali]] and [[Navarathri]]. At the time of Vishu, Vishu vela is also celebrated. There are music concerts in Chittur Kavu at the time of [[Navarathri]] and Konganpada. Other than these, there comes a main event at Lankeswaram village which is called Ardra Dharsanam (Thiruvathira Radholsavam) at the end of December or first of January month every year.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Chittur-Tattamangalam had a population of 31,884. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 

Chittur-Tattamangalam has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 74%. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Chittur is sometimes called as Kerala's "nellara" along with [[Alappuzha]], meaning the rice bowl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/KERALA/PALAKKAD/Tattamangalam__PINCODE |title=Pin Code of Thathamangalam |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Chittur-Thathamangalam town connects to other parts of India through [[Palakkad]] city.  National Highway No.544 connects to [[Coimbatore]] and [[Bangalore]].  Other parts of Kerala are accessed through National Highway No.66 going through [[Thrissur]].  The nearest major railway station is [[Palakkad]].  The nearest airport is [[Coimbatore]].

==Chittur Taluk==
The headquarters of Chittur Taluk, one of the six Taluks of [[Palakkad district]] is here.
{{Palakkad Labelled Map}}

==References==
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