Puttur, Karnataka facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Puttur
|
|
|---|---|
 Puttur
Location in Karnataka
Puttur
Location in India
|
|
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Karavali |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
|
|
| • Total | 53,061 |
| • Density | 1,512.57/km2 (3,917.5/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 |
Puttur (Pronunciation:) is a city in Dakshina Kannada district, in Karnataka state of India. The Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is located here.
Geography
Puttur is located at 12°45′53″N 75°11′03″E / 12.7648°N 75.1842°E. It has an average elevation of 87 m (300 ft). Puttur is situated 52 km (32 mi) south-east of Mangalore city.
Climate
| Climate data for Puttur, India | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, 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%.
Languages
Tulu is the native mother tongue of most people in Puttur Taluk. A steady large scale migration of Malayalis from neighbouring Kerala into the Taluk has made Malayalam the 2nd most spoken language, followed by the state official language, Kannada and Beary. The Havigannada dialect is spoken by the Havyaka Brahmin community in Puttur.
Notable places
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.
Media
Local news paper
Suddi Bidugade is the leading daily local news paper which is famous in the taluk. They have their e-papers available free of cost online. They also have a live online news portal which is providing reliable local news the entire day.
See also
In Spanish: Puttur para niños
