Puttur, Karnataka
City in Karnataka, India
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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.
Puttur | |
|---|---|
Sri Mahalingeshwar Temple, Puttur | |
 Puttur in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 12.7648°N 75.1842°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Government | |
| • Body | Puttur City 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 | 1,513/km2 (3,918/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574 201 |
| Telephone code | 8251 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 21 |
| Official language | Kannada[2] |
| Website | putturcity |
Geography
Puttur is located at 12.7648°N 75.1842°E.[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 constituting to 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.
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]
