Earlier famed for tea and coffee, nowadays swaying rubber trees have replaced them, fuelled by the fertile land and rich ecosystem.

Chittar lies in the eastern part of Pathanamthitta district and bordered by Perunad panchayath in north, Thannithodu in south, Vadasserikkara in west and Seethathodu in east.Located 53 km Away From NH183,In Thiruvalla City.

Important schools: Nearby Colleges: The people of Chittar are mainly agriculturists and plantation workers.

In many of the families based in Chittar, there are large numbers of people working outside Kerala as well as outside India.

Raghunatha Pillai is the vehicle director for the Chandrayaan-2 mission, Sreejith bhadran, merchant navy engineer officer at shipping corporation of India are few examples As of 2001[update] India census, Chittar had a population of 33977 with 16498 males and 17479 females.