Puttur, Karnataka

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Puttur

City

Puttur
Location in India

Coordinates:

12.77N 75.22ECoordinates:
12.77N 75.22E
Country
India
State
Karnataka
Tulu nadu
Region
Dakshina Kannada
District
Government
Shakunthala Shetty T
MLA
87 m (285 ft)
Elevation
[1]
Population (2011)
53,061
Total
IST (UTC+5:30)
Time zone
574201
PIN
8251
Telephone code

Vehicle registration
Website

KA 21
Official website

Puttur is a town in Dakshina Kannada district, in Karnataka state of India. It is the headquarters
of the Puttur Taluk. The city is 52 km from Mangalore, the second biggest commercial-industrial
hub of Karnataka. According to 2011 estimation, Puttur has a population of 53,091. The major
occupation of its inhabitants is agriculture. The National Research Centre for Cashew and the
CAMPCO chocolate Factory is located in Puttur.
The other towns which are very close to Puttur are Sullia (35 km), Uppinangadi (12 km), Bellare
(25 km) and Vittla (Vittal) (15 km).

Contents

1 Geography
2 Civic Administration
3 People/Community
4 Economy
o 4.1 Agriculture
o 4.2 Campco Chocolate Factory
5 Demographics
6 Climate
7 History
8 Transport
9 Hindu Temples Located in the thaluku
10 Tourism
11 Education
o 11.1 Engineering colleges
o 11.2 General Course colleges
o 11.3 Animation, Graphics,Computer Science and Fine Art Education
o 11.4 Information Technology and Computer Training Centers
o 11.5 List of Primary and High Schools
12 Healthcare
13 List of Hospitals
14 Banking & Financial Institutions in Puttur Town
15 Nearby Places/Cities/Towns
16 References
17 External links

Geography
Puttur is located at 12.77N 75.22E.[2] It has an average elevation of 87 metres (285 feet).
The town municipal area comprises portions of surrounding villages namely Balnad, Padnoor,
Kabaka, Bannur, Chikkamudnoor, Kemminje, Aryapu villages in addition to the thickly

populated Puttur LOKasaba, the original Town area. Puttur is also known as the rich town of the
district

Civic Administration
Puttur Town Municipal Council was formed in the year 1973 by upgrading the Town
Panchayath. The area covered by the then TMC was only Puttur Kasaba village extent being
11 km. Later in the year 1996 the portions of adjacent villages, which were developing as part of
this Town, were merged to form the present Town Municipality extending the area to 34 km
with 27 councilor wards.
Puttur is the second biggest town in the District, situated 52 km from Mangalore, the District
headquarters. Puttur was the Taluk Headquarters to the present Sullia Taluk, Belthangady Taluk
and present Vittla (Vittal) Firka of Bantwal Taluk. After the taluk reorganization Puttur is the
taluk headquarters with 37 Village Panchayaths covering 68 villages. Even after the
reorganization of Taluks, Puttur continues to be a center for the economic, educational &
medical services for the surrounding Taluks. The southern portion of this Taluk is surrounded by
the villages of Kerala State.

People/Community
A vast majority of the population here belong to the Dravidian race. Majority of the people speak
the Tulu language along with other languages like Kannada,havayaka kannada,Konkani, Byari
Language, Kodava, Puttur Malayalam, etc.

Economy
Agriculture
Puttur is the second largest town in Dakshina Kannada district, which is a largest market for
arecanut in Karnataka. Puttur is an agro based town of the Coastal region surrounded by several
hillocks with lush green forest situated in the belt of Western ghat which gets heavy rainfall. The
Major occupation of the people is agriculture. The crops grown mainly are paddy, areca,
coconut, cashew, rubber, cocoa bean, chilli, vanilla, pepper and plantains. In addition dairy
farming, sericulture and horticulture activities supplement the earnings of the people to some
extent.

Campco Chocolate Factory

The Campco Chocolate Factory is managed by co-operative sector. The enterprise aims to
promote the welfare of cocoa bean growers of the two states. It is the biggest factory of its kind
in the Asian continent with imported machinery from the Netherlands. The factory produces
cocoa butter of which the major portion is exported. Varieties of chocolate are produced for the
domestic market as well as for export. Campco has an agreement with the Nestle company and
produces chocolate under its brand name. The factory is reported to have given new life to the

cocoa growers of the two states. When commissioned, it was the largest chocolate factory in
India.
The Puttur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is an organisation representing the local
trading community. PCCI's members include the main contributors to the city's growing
economy.

Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[3] Puttur had a population of 52000. Males constitute 50% of the
population and females 50%. The average literacy rate is 79%, which is higher than the national
average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 75%. About 11% of the
population is under 6 years of age.Tulu, Kannada, Havyaka Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam
are the languages spoken here .

Climate

[hide]Climate data for Puttur, India

Month

Jan

Feb Mar Apr May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Average
31.3 31.8 32.7 33.1 32.4 29.3 28.0 28.2 28.8 29.9 30.8 31.2 30.63
high C
(88.3) (89.2) (90.9) (91.6) (90.3) (84.7) (82.4) (82.8) (83.8) (85.8) (87.4) (88.2) (87.12)
(F)
Daily
26 26.9 28.1 29.1 28.8 26.4 25.5 25.6 25.9 26.5 26.6 26.1 26.79
mean
(79) (80.4) (82.6) (84.4) (83.8) (79.5) (77.9) (78.1) (78.6) (79.7) (79.9) (79) (80.24)
C (F)
Average
20.8 22.0 23.6 25.2 25.2 23.5 23.0 23.1 23.0 23.2 22.4 21.0
23
low C
(69.4) (71.6) (74.5) (77.4) (77.4) (74.3) (73.4) (73.6) (73.4) (73.8) (72.3) (69.8) (73.41)
(F)
Average
1
6
63 208 938 1,489 858 386 277
81
22
4,329
rainfall 0
(0) (0.04) (0.24) (2.48) (8.19) (36.93) (58.62) (33.78) (15.2) (10.91) (3.19) (0.87) (170.45)
mm
(inches)
Source: Climate-Data.org - Climate Table of Puttur, Karnataka, India[4]

History
Puttur derived its name from "Puttha" in Tulu, meaning snake nests (ant hills/ mounds inhabited
by snakes).

Transport

Rail: Puttur railway station falls on the railway line linking Mangalore and Bangalore. It is
around 1 km from center of the town.
Air: The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport which is around 55 km from Puttur.
Road: Puttur is situated on Mangalore-Mysore state highway and it is 52 km from Mangalore. It
is also connected to the national highway NH-48(Mangalore-Bangalore) through Uppinangadi
which is 12 km from city.

Hindu Temples Located in the thaluku

http://suddinews.com/puttur/tourist-place/

Tourism
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Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple: This is an ancient temple of said to be built in 11-12th Century,
Lord Shiva (popularly known as Puttur Mahalingeshwara) is main deity of this temple. You
will find the photo/idle of this deity in most of the houses/shops in the entire puttur taluk as the
deity is believed to be the protector of Puttur Taluk. In the premises of this temple we find
unique pond on the western side. It is said that in olden days pearls were found to be growing in
the pond. In the local dialect muttu means pearls, which brought the name Mutthur to this place
later called as Puttur. During the month of April the car festival is celebrated for 10 days with
much gaiety and fervor. The town is at its colorful best with the dazzling, light and marvelous
display of fire crackers. More than a lakh people visit Puttur during the festival. Another special
about the famous Mahalingeshwara temple of Puttur is that elephants can never enter the temple
premises. The story goes that once a thief entered the temple and stole the main Idol and when he
could not escape he threw the idol into the pond in front of the temple. It went so deep that an
Elephant was brought to lift it up. A rope was tied to the idol and dragged by the elephant that
Lord Mahalingeshwara became angry with the elephant for dragging him hard and he cursed the
elephant that no elephant shall enter the premises of his temple, if entered would fall dead.
Campco Chocolate Factory & Master Plannery: These are the major industries in the Puttur
town. Campco chocolate factory being Asia's largest chocolate factory during 1984 and Master
Plannery known for its innovative ideas in the field of construction and pre-cast products. It is a
must visit place for the entrepreneurs.
Juma Masjid Kallega: It is said that about 300 years ago Tippu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore who
was fighting against the British took possession of part of Puttur. A mosque was built in Puttur at
Kalle near Puttur. Later the Kalle was called as Kallega by the local people. This is the oldest
mosque of town.123

Bendru Theertha (Hot Spring): About 15 km from Puttur there is a natural hot water spring (in
Tulu language known as Bendru Theertha). It is believed by the local people that the water is
said to be more auspicious and a dip in the lake drives away all skin diseases like eczema,
allergic rashes and many more ailments. It is situated in a scenic spot by the side of river
Seerehole which flows west ward and merges with Arabian Sea. It is the only hot water spring in
South India.
Beeramale Hill: Beeramale Hill is an attractive tourism spot of Puttur. The height of the Hill is
around 1000 feet from the Sea Level. The Dooradarshan TV Relay Center is established on this
Hill. An open auditorium, a library are open to public. Sri Vishwakarma Temple is situated on
one side of this hill.
K. Shivaram Karanth Balavana: K. Shivaram Karanth, Jnanpith Award recipient stayed here
for about 40 years. Karanth made most of his literary contributions and cultural endeavors at
Balavana. He was a literary giant and most of this literary contributions were published here.
Those books earned great name and fame for himself and Puttur. Now Balavana is taken over by
the Government of Karnataka and a government appointed committee manages this property.
The Balavana is situated about 2 km from Puttur in Parladka.
A library of his literary works and an attractive museum is established and is open to the public.
A swimming pool was built to teach the children swimming. Summer camps are held here for the
children of town and surrounding villages to bring out the hidden talents of children in the field
of arts and cultural activities.
'Shri Gopalakrishna temple' situated in Shibara. Which was built around 300 years ago.
Mai De Deus Church: It is one of the ancient church built in 1830 by the Roman Catholic
missionaries from Goa in Gothic style. This holy church is renovated with elegant architectural
beauty.
Maril church: A church built in 1999.
Peer Mohalla Juma Masjid, Koornadka: Koornadka is very historical place in puttur at the
period of Tippu Sulthan some soldier families settled at this place and they name this place as
koor because they are originated from koor which is in Afaganistan (ABU KHAN, SAYYED,
SHEIK SAHEB, PATNI WALA, MOIDEEN PATAN, KOORG SAHEB families). They are
follower of Imame abu hanifa and Sufi saints. In 1899 one great powerful Sufi saint "Peer Zade
Murshad Habeebulla Sha masthan Sayyed Rahamath Aali sha" came to this place to teach Islam
and he survived many mureeds.[clarification needed][citation needed] After death of Sufi saint one of his
mureedi Janabi Mashubi donated the land for construct the masjid in koor and the mureeds of
this saint named this masjid as Peer Mohalla Masjid. Now this place is call as
KOORNADKA.[clarification needed]

Education

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Engineering colleges

Vivekananda College of Engineering & Technology, Puttur.

Currently, the college of Engineering provides courses in the following disciplines:
Computer Science
Information Science
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering,
iti,polytechnic

General Course colleges

St. Philomena College, Darbe, Puttur.[5]

St. Philomena Pre University College,Darbe,Puttur
St. Philomina Boys High School Darbe, Puttur
Sri Vivekananda College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Puttur.
Vivekananda Polytechnic, Puttur
Vivekananda College of Education, Puttur.
Government Junior College, Puttur.
Mar Ivanios College of Education, Perabe, Puttur.
Sandeepani Higher Primary School
Vivekananda Law College, Puttur.
Indus College Puttur
Indus National College Puttur
Shri Mahalingeshwara ITI Kombettu, Puttur
Ambika Padavi Poorva Vidyala,Nellikkatte,Puttur[6]
Vidya Rashmi Vidyalaya Savanoor Puttur
IRCMD Computer and distance education center, Puttur.

Certificate in Computer Application Diploma in Computer Application DTP Office

Management Financial Accounting Tally & Many more courses. University Courses
KSOU BA, B.Com, BBA, MBA, MA, M.Com, Diploma, B.Tech Etc..

Animation, Graphics,Computer Science and Fine Art Education

ANIKETANA Educational Trust(R), Darbe, Puttur.

Information Technology and Computer Training Centers

Crust Centre for Research and Development, Puttur.[7]

Currently, courses offered in Crust Centre for Research & Development Centre are:
Certificate in Tally with Accounts
Diploma in Website Designing (Webdesign) HTML & PHP
Diploma in Computer Application (DCA)
Office Automation
Diploma in Foreign Accounting

List of Primary and High Schools

St. Victors Girls High School, Puttur.

St. Victors English Higher Primary School, Puttur.
Mai De Deus Higher Primary School, Puttur.
Little Flower Higher Primary School, Puttur.
Bethany English medium high school, Darbe, Puttur
Vivekananda English and Kannada Medium School
Mountain View Salmara, Puttur
Government Junior College Kaniyoor
Bushra English Medium School,Kavu
Sudana Residential School, Nehru Nagar.
Government Junior College High School, Puttur
Sri Ramakrishna High School, Puttur
Govt Primary School, Near Mahalingeshwara temple, Puttur
Govt Higher Primary School, Mukve
Vidya Rashmi Vidyalaya Savanoor, Puttur
Sarvodaya High school Sulyapadavu Puttur

Healthcare
Puttur town provides moderate health-care facilities through both Government and private
hospital set-ups. Being a Taluk headquarters, Puttur has Government Community Health Centre
(a referral hospital). It provides specialty health care facilities. However, generally the major role
is played by the private practitioners and hospitals. There are quite good and affordable
healthcare centers which practice evidence based modern health (including dental) science. Also,
Puttur has alternative medicine clinics and hospitals like Ayurveda and Homeopathy. These
alternative medicines do not play vital role in healthcare delivery of Puttur.

List of Hospitals

Aadarsha hospital
Ashwini Hospital Nellyady, 35 km from Puttur.
Chethana hospital
Dhanvanthari hospital
Govt Hospital Puttur.
Mahaaveera Hospital
Puttur City Hospital

Srinivasa nursing home.

Sri sathya sayi hospital
City Hospital
Girija Clinic
Sushrutha Ayurveda Hospital

Banking & Financial Institutions in Puttur Town

Axis Bank
Bharath Bank
Canara Bank
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
Federal Bank
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Karnataka Bank
Lakshmi Vilas Bank
SCDCC Bank
SIDCO Small Industries Development Co Operative Society Ltd
State Bank of India
State Bank of Mysore
Syndicate Bank
Teachers Cooperative Bank
Town Bank Puttur
Vittal Teachers Co-operative Bank
Union Bank of India
Vijaya Bank

Nearby Places/Cities/Towns

Belthangadi
Mangalore
Madikeri
Uppala
Kasargod
Perla
Siddapur
Subramanya
Sullia
Bantwala- B.C. Road
Vittla (Vittal)
Uppinangadi
Dharmastala

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References
1.
"Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Puttur
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns
(Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16.
Retrieved 2008-11-01.
"Climate Table of Puttur, Karnataka, India". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
http://spcputtur.org/
http://www.ambikavidyalaya.com/
7. http://crustindia.com/ Crust Centre for Research and Development, Puttur

External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puttur, Karnataka.

City of Puttur official site

http://www.suddinews.com/puttur
http://haneefputtur.com
http://news.suddimahithi.com/puttur

Categories:

Hot springs of India

Cities and towns in Dakshina Kannada district
Landforms of Karnataka

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