Puttur, Karnataka
Puttur[1] ಪುತ್ತೂರು | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 12°46′N 75°13′E / 12.77°N 75.22°ECoordinates: 12°46′N 75°13′E / 12.77°N 75.22°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Dakshina Kannada |
Government | |
• MLA | Shakunthala Shetty T |
Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 53,061 |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 574201 |
Telephone code | 8251 |
Vehicle registration | KA 21 |
Website | Official website |
Puttur is a town in Dakshina Kannada district,[3] 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[4] and the CAMPCO[5] 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 (Vittal) (15 km).
Geography
Puttur is located at 12°46′N 75°13′E / 12.77°N 75.22°E.[6] 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 km². 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 km² 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[7][8] 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,[9] 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
Climate data for Puttur, India | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
30.63 (87.12) |
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) |
26.79 (80.24) |
Average low °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) |
23 (73.41) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
1 (0.04) |
6 (0.24) |
63 (2.48) |
208 (8.19) |
938 (36.93) |
1,489 (58.62) |
858 (33.78) |
386 (15.2) |
277 (10.91) |
81 (3.19) |
22 (0.87) |
4,329 (170.45) |
Source: Climate-Data.org - Climate Table of Puttur, Karnataka, India[10] |
History
Puttur derived its name from "Puttha" in Tulu, meaning snake nests (ant hills/ mounds inhabited by snakes).
Education
Engineering colleges
- Vivekananda College of Engineering & Technology, Puttur[11]
- Currently, the college of Engineering provides courses in the following disciplines:
- Computer Science
- Information Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering,
- iti,polytechnic
General Course colleges
- GPUC keyyur,madavu
- St. Philomena College, Darbe, Puttur.[12]
- St. Philomena Pre University College,Darbe,Puttur
- St. Philomina Boys High School Darbe, Puttur
- Sri Vivekananda College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Puttur.[13]
- 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[14]
- 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.[15]
- 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
- Government school keyyur.
- 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
- Pragathi English Medium High School Kaniyoor 08251-284189
- Pragathi Kannada Medium High School Kaniyoor 08251-284189
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.
Nearby Places/Cities/Towns
- Belthangadi
- Mangalore
- Madikeri
- Uppala
- Kasargod
- Perla
- Siddapur
- Subramanya
- Sullia
- Bantwala- B.C. Road
- Vittla (Vittal)
- Uppinangadi
- Dharmastala
- Moodabidri
- Bellare.
Geographic location
Bantwal | Belthangady | |||
Sakleshpur (Hassan district) | ||||
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Kasaragod district (Kerala State) | Sullia |
- Veeramangala
References
- ↑ http://www.putturcity.mrc.gov.in/Tourism
- ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.dk.nic.in/
- ↑ http://www.cashew.res.in/
- ↑ http://www.campco.org/
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Puttur
- ↑ http://www.tuluacademy.org/en/tulu-nadu/
- ↑ http://www.dk.nic.in/other/dkdoc.pdf
- ↑ "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://www.vcetputtur.ac.in/
- ↑ http://spcputtur.org/
- ↑ http://vcputtur.com/
- ↑ http://www.ambikavidyalaya.com/
- ↑ http://crustindia.com/ Crust Centre for Research and Development, Puttur
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Puttur. |
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