Chittur is a town in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India and was once part of the erstwhile Cochin state. The 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, Tathamangalam, Kacherimedu, Anicode, Thekkegramam and Kadambidi. Chittur M.L.A is K.Achuthan of INC.