Puttur, Andhra Pradesh

Puttur
Puttur
Puttur Town
Puttur is located in Andhra Pradesh
Puttur
Puttur
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 13°27′N 79°33′E / 13.45°N 79.55°E / 13.45; 79.55
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictTirupati
MandalPuttur
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyPuttur municipality
Area
 • Total
43.29 km2 (16.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
54,092
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
517583
Telephone code+91–8577
Vehicle registrationAP-03

Puttur is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Puttur mandal in Tirupati revenue division.[3][4] It is known for a traditional method of splinting/bandaging bone fractures.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Tirupati District Mandals,it is situated between Tirupati and Chennai city" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 483, 515. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook -Tirupati" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ Panda, AshokKumar; Rout, Suvendu (2011). "Puttur kattu (bandage) - A traditional bone setting practice in south India". Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 2 (4): 174–178. doi:10.4103/0975-9476.90766. ISSN 0975-9476. PMC 3255447. PMID 22253506.
  6. ^ Umashanker, K. (5 December 2018). "Despite advances in medicine, Puttur kattu has global takers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ^ Manjunath, Amrutha (September 2017). "An Andhra Pradesh family's generations-old method of treating fractures". The Caravan. Retrieved 30 December 2019.