Chittur

Chittur is a small town in Palakkad district of kerala, south India.

• Number of Panchayats - 16
• Number of Municipalities - 1
• Area - 1155.10 sq km

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Vadavannur Vadavannur is predominantly agricultural Village in Chittur Taluk in Palghat District of Kerala. Vadavannur also is a Panchayat. It,s neighbouring Panchayats are Kollengode, Puthunagaram, and Pallassana. Vadavannur is a part of Chittur Assembly Constituency and Palghat Parliament Constituency. Governmentinstitutions include Primary Health Centre, Post Office, Village Office , Krishi Bhavan. It has only one Bank Vadavannur Service Co-op. Bank. It has two primary/secondary schools and a High School. Important Temples iclude Mannathu Bhavathy Kavu, Thirlampetta Siva Temple, Mazhur Kavu, Cheermba Kavu, Puthukkili Kavu and Pookunni Siva Temple.The temple festival Kummatti, Kali, Vela usually falls in Feb- March. It is celebrated once in two years. Prominent persons of the village include late Sri V.V. Vijayan the Kathakali exponent, Sri Vasudevan Nair and Thankappan Nair freedom fighters. Sri Palat Mohandas former Chief Secretary of Kerala and presently Chief Information Commissioner is from the Palat family of Vadavannur. Sri T. Balakrishan, Principal Secretary (Industries and Commerce ) Government of Kerala is from the Thotanchath family of Vadavannur. Sri Kochu Govindan of Pattathalachi an expatriate in Mumbai has recently consturcted the first Commercial Complex in Vadavannur.

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