Puttur, Karnataka

Puttur (Pronunciation:listen ) is a city in Dakshina Kannada district, in Karnataka state of India. The Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is located here.

Puttur
Puttur
Location in India
Puttur
Puttur (India)
Coordinates: 12.7648°N 75.1842°E / 12.7648; 75.1842
Country India
StateKarnataka
RegionTulu Nadu
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MLASanjeeva Matandoor (BJP)
Area
  Total35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total53,061
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574201
Telephone code8251
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA 21
Websitewww.putturcity.mrc.gov.in

Geography

Puttur is located at 12.7648°N 75.1842°E / 12.7648; 75.1842.[2] It has an average elevation of 87 m (300 ft). Puttur is situated 52 km (32 mi) south-east of Mangalore city.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Puttur had a population of 48,063. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Hinduism is the major religion constitute 65%, Muslims are about 22%, Christianity constitute 6% and other religions constitute 7%.

Temple

Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is a 12th-century temple, located in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka. Lord Shiva (popularly known as Puttur Mahalingeshwara) is the main deity. [4]

Local news paper

Suddi Bidugade is leading daily local news paper which is famous in the taluk. They have their e papers available free of cost online [5] They have also live online news portal which is providing reliable local news entire day. [6]

Languages

Tulu is the native mother tongue of most people in Puttur Taluk. A steady large scale migration of Malayalis from neighbouring Kerala [7] into the Taluk has made Malayalam the 2nd most spoken language, followed by the state official language, Kannada.


Languages in Puttur taluk(2011)[8]

  Tulu (55.5%)
  Malayalam (20.9%)
  Kannada (8.3%)
  Konkani (4.2%)
  Others (11.1%)

Climate

Climate data for Puttur, India
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
31.8
(89.2)
32.7
(90.9)
33.1
(91.6)
32.4
(90.3)
29.3
(84.7)
28.0
(82.4)
28.2
(82.8)
28.8
(83.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.8
(87.4)
31.2
(88.2)
30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26
(79)
26.9
(80.4)
28.1
(82.6)
29.1
(84.4)
28.8
(83.8)
26.4
(79.5)
25.5
(77.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.9
(78.6)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
26
(79)
Average low °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)
22.0
(71.6)
23.6
(74.5)
25.2
(77.4)
25.2
(77.4)
23.5
(74.3)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
22.4
(72.3)
21.0
(69.8)
21
(70)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0)
1
(0.0)
6
(0.2)
63
(2.5)
208
(8.2)
938
(36.9)
1,489
(58.6)
858
(33.8)
386
(15.2)
277
(10.9)
81
(3.2)
22
(0.9)
4,329
(170.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org - Climate Table of Puttur, Karnataka, India[9]

References

  1. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Puttur, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. "Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple".
  5. "Puttur Suddi Bidugade".
  6. "Puttur Suddi online".
  7. "Are Omnipresent Malayalis a Threat to Locals?".
  8. "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Climate Table of Puttur, Karnataka, India". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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