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| Chittar Town |
Chittar is a village in Pathanamthitta district.
It is located 29 km away from Pathanamthitta town at its east.
Chittar
is predominantly a plantation township. Earlier famed for tea/coffee
plantations, nowadays swaying rubber trees have replaced them, fuelled by the
fertile land and rich ecosystem. In addition to rubber cultivation, pineapple,
tapioca, nuts, ginger, and pepper are cultivated.
The people of Chittar are mainly agriculturists and
plantation workers. People began settling down in Chittar about 75 years ago.
The people mainly belong to Hindu, Christian and Muslim religions. People live
together in good harmony. There are several places of religious worship in
Chittar. In many of the families based in Chittar, there are large numbers of
people working outside Kerala as well as outside India. The new generation is
highly educated and well placed in different parts of the world.
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GAVI
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