Puttur, Karnataka, India

🇮🇳 Puttur is a city in Dakshina Kannada district, in Karnataka state of India. It is the second largest and the fastest growing city in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is located here. Many Temples and Masjids are located here. Puttur central to the south eastern part of the district. Most people of the district depend on this city for their needs after Mangalore city.

Geography Puttur is located at an average elevation of 87 m (300 ft). Puttur is situated 52 km (32 mi) south-east of Mangaluru city.

Demographics As of 2011 India census, 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%.

Temple 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.

Local newspaper 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. They also have a live online news portal which is providing reliable local news the entire day.

Languages Tulu is the native mother tongue of most people in Puttur Taluk. A steady large scale migration of Malayalis from neighbouring Kerala into the Taluk has made Malayalam the 2nd most spoken language, followed by the state official language, Kannada. The Havigannada dialect is spoken by the Havyaka Brahmin community in Puttur.