Puttur, Karnataka
Puttur (Pronunciation:
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Puttur | |
|---|---|
  Puttur Location in India  Puttur Puttur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12.7648°N 75.1842°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Tulu Nadu |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • MLA | Sanjeeva Matandoor (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 53,061 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| • Spoken | Tulu, Malayalam, Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574201 |
| Telephone code | 8251 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 21 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Puttur is located at 12.7648°N 75.1842°E.[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.
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
- "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Puttur, India". www.fallingrain.com.
- "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.
- "Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple".
- "Puttur Suddi Bidugade".
- "Puttur Suddi online".
- "Are Omnipresent Malayalis a Threat to Locals?".
- "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Climate Table of Puttur, Karnataka, India". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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