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- LGD code
- 627079
- Pincode
- 671322
- Post office
- Uppala
- Population
- 2,834
- Households
- 510
- Literacy rate
- 79.5%
- Sex ratio
- 994 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,215
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 511 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 283 km
- Nearest railway station
- Uppala · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre 24x7, Bayar · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chippar compares
By population, Chippar ranks #28 of 39 villages in Manjeswaram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.5%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Chippar79.5%
Manjeswaram mandal77.6%
Kasaragod district79.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
994
−36 vs mandal average
Chippar994
Manjeswaram mandal1,030
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chippar5.6
Manjeswaram mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chippar at a glance
Chippar is a village of 2,834 people in 510 households (Census 2011) in Manjeswaram taluk, Kasaragod district, Kerala, the 28th-largest of 39 villages in Manjeswaram taluk. Literacy is 80%, 2 points above the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 994 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Kasaragod district centre, 11 km from Enmakaje, the nearest town, 11 km from Uppala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 671322, served by Uppala post office; the LGD village code is 627079. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre 24x7, Bayar, 2 km away. The village votes in Kasaragod assembly constituency, represented by MLA N. A. Nellikkunnu. The population is estimated at 3,341 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chippar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Kasaragod
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Paivalike
- Total area (ha)
- 503
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chippar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chippar
- LGD code
- 627079
- Pincode
- 671322
- Post office
- Uppala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,834
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,341
- Households
- 510
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 994
- Literacy rate
- 79.5%
- Coordinates
- 12.70737°N, 74.99912°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kasaragod
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasaragod
- Member of Parliament
- Rajmohan Unnithan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- N. A. Nellikkunnu
- Block / Mandal
- Manjeswaram
Getting there
How to reach Chippar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram511 kmcapital
- Bengaluru283 km
- Chennai573 km
- Hyderabad641 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUppala11 km
- Bus stopSirantadka2 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre 24x7, Bayar2 km
- ATM / bankSouth Indian Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpHPCL Petrol pump14 km
- CollegeKokkachal Wafy College7 km
- Police stationPolice Aid Post, Uppala10 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Sirantadka1.7 km
- Health centre
- Primary Health Centre 24x7, Bayar2.3 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chippar
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Shri Gurudevadatta Samsthanam, OdiyoorTemple4.5 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Chippar
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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View all 47+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)