Puttur, Karnataka

Puttur
Sri Mahalingeshwar Temple, Puttur
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Puttur in Karnataka
Coordinates: 12°45′53″N 75°11′03″E / 12.7648°N 75.1842°E / 12.7648; 75.1842
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MLAAshok kumar Rai (INC)
Area
 • Total35.08 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total53,061
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574201
Telephone code8251
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA 21
Official languageKannada[2]
Websiteputturcity.mrc.gov.in

Puttur (Pronunciation:listen) is a city in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. The Puttur Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple is located here.

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.