Puthunagaram

Coordinates: 10°40′52″N 76°39′40″E / 10.681°N 76.6611°E / 10.681; 76.6611
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Puthunagaram
Town
Pudunagaram (Palakkad road)
Pudunagaram (Palakkad road)
Puthunagaram is located in Kerala
Puthunagaram
Puthunagaram
Location in Kerala, India
Puthunagaram is located in India
Puthunagaram
Puthunagaram
Puthunagaram (India)
Coordinates: 10°40′52″N 76°39′40″E / 10.681°N 76.6611°E / 10.681; 76.6611
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad
Area
 • Total8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total17,892
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
 • RegionalMalayalam,Tamil[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL -09, KL -70
Nearest cityPalakkad
Parliament constituencyAlathur
Assembly constituencyNenmara

Puthunagaram is a town and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.[3] It is about 10 km south of Palakkad and 8 Km from Kollengode. Palakkad-Pollachi railway line passes through this town.

MHS ROAD, Pudunagaram

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Puthunagaram had a population of 16,367. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Puthunagaram has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Puthunagaram, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.