Puttur
Puttur or Putthuru (Pronunciation) is a city and taluka in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. The Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is located here.
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Puttur or Putthuru (Pronunciation) is a city and taluka in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. The Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is located here.
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• Name — Puttur • Settlement Type — City • Image Caption — Sri Mahalingeshwar Temple, Puttur • Map Caption — Puttur in Karnataka • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type3 — District • Subdivision Name1 — Karnataka • Subdivision Name3 — Dakshina Kannada • Governing Body — Puttur City Municipal Council • Leader Title — MLA • Leader Name — Ashok kumar Rai (INC) • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 35.08 • Elevation M — 87 • Population Total — 53,061 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 574 201 • Area Code — 8251 • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Blank Name — Official language • Blank Info — Kannada • Iso Code — IN-KA • Registration Plate — KA 21 • Website — putturcity.mrc.gov.in Puttur or Putthuru (Pronunciation) is a city and taluka in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. The Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is located here.
Geography
Geography
Puttur is located at. It has an average elevation of 87 m. Puttur is situated 52 km south-east of Mangalore city.
Demographics
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 constituting to 65%, Muslims are about 22%, Christianity constitute 6% and other religions constitute 7%.
Languages
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
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.
Local news paper
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.
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