 | This article possibly contains
original research. (August 2019) |
Puttur | |
|---|---|
  Puttur Location in India  Puttur Puttur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°45′53″N 75°11′03″E / 12.7648°N 75.1842°E | |
| Country | 
India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Tulu Nadu |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • MLA | Ashok kumar Rai (INC) |
| 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 |
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. [2] It has an average elevation of 87 m (300 ft). Puttur is situated 52 km (32 mi) south-east of Mangaluru 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 the leading daily local news paper which is famous in the taluk. They have their e-papers available free of cost online. [5] They also have a live online news portal which is providing reliable local news the 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. The Havigannada dialect is spoken by the Havyaka Brahmin community in Puttur.
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 [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.
External links
| This article possibly contains
original research. (August 2019) |
Puttur | |
|---|---|
Puttur Location in India Puttur Puttur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°45′53″N 75°11′03″E / 12.7648°N 75.1842°E | |
| Country |
India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Tulu Nadu |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • MLA | Ashok kumar Rai (INC) |
| 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 |
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. [2] It has an average elevation of 87 m (300 ft). Puttur is situated 52 km (32 mi) south-east of Mangaluru 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 the leading daily local news paper which is famous in the taluk. They have their e-papers available free of cost online. [5] They also have a live online news portal which is providing reliable local news the 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. The Havigannada dialect is spoken by the Havyaka Brahmin community in Puttur.
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 [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.
External links