Puttur, Karnataka

Puttur is a town in Dakshina Kannada district, in Karnataka state of India. It is the headquarters of the Puttur Taluk.GeographyPuttur is located at. It has an average elevation of 87m. Puttur is situated 52km south-east of Mangalore city. A small part of the Western Ghats touches Puttur town. There is a famous hill here in Puttur called birumala gudde and a historical Mahalingeshwara temple said to be over 800 years old. There is also a famous park of Dr. Shivarama Karanth.DemographicsIndia census, Puttur had a population of 48,063. 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.ClimateImage gallery