Chithur, Ponnamaravati
Chithur is a village located in the Ponnamaravathi Taluk of Pudukkottai district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Ponnamaravati block and comes under Gudalur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Sivaganga parliament constituency and Thirumayam assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Chithur is 687 out of which 348 are males and rest 339 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 974 females per 1000 males. There are around 71 teenagers in Chithur. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 396 persons can read and write. Total 83 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 154 households in Chithur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 270. The pincode of Chithur is 622002 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Tirugokarnam Sub Post office
- Melathaniyam Branch Post office
- Nallur Branch Post office
- Palayanerinjikudi Branch Post office
- Perunjunai Branch Post office
Schools
Chithur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Sri Venkateswara Mat.Hr.Secondary School, Thirukokarnam.
- M.A.K Government Higher Secondary School, Karaiyur
- Govt Higher Secondary School, Thirukkokaranam.
- Government Higher Secondary School, Melathaniyam
- Government Higher Secondary School, Sadayampatti
Hospitals
Chithur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Maravamadurai Sub-Center
- Idayathur Sub-Center
- Nallur Sub-Center
- Kurukkalayapatty Sub-Center
- Adappakarachathram Sub-Center
Banks
Chithur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.