Puttur, Karnataka

Puttur
City
Sri Mahalingeshwar Temple, Puttur
Map
Puttur in Karnataka
Coordinates: 12°45′53″N 75°11′03″E / 12.7648°N 75.1842°E / 12.7648; 75.1842
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MLAAshok kumar Rai (INC)
Area
 • Total
35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
53,061
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574201
Telephone code8251
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA 21
Official languageKannada[2]
Websiteputturcity.mrc.gov.in

Puttur (Pronunciation:listenⓘ) is a city in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in 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 / 12.7648; 75.1842.[3] 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[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[5] 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 [6] 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.

Languages in Puttur taluk(2011)[7]

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

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.[8]

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.[9] They also have a live online news portal which is providing reliable local news the entire day.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Puttur, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  4. ^ "Climate Table of Puttur, Karnataka, India". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Are Omnipresent Malayalis a Threat to Locals?".
  7. ^ "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple".
  9. ^ "Puttur Suddi Bidugade".
  10. ^ "Puttur Suddi online".
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