Puttur is a Taluk located in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. It is one of 5 Taluks of Dakshina Kannada district. There are 66 villages and 2 towns in Puttur Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Puttur Taluk has 59569 households, population of 287851 of which 143116 are males and 144735 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 29817 which is 10.36% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Puttur Taluk is around
1011 compared to
973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Puttur Taluk is 77.11% out of which 81.56% males are literate and 72.7% females are literate. The total area of Puttur is 1027 sq.km with population density of 280 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 78.85% of population lives in Urban area and 21.15% lives in Rural area. There are 11.83% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.12% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Puttur Taluk.
Puttur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 287851 | 100% |
| Hindu | 206201 | 71.63% |
| Muslim | 65357 | 22.71% |
| Christian | 15279 | 5.31% |
| Jain | 909 | 0.32% |
| Religion not stated | 53 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 28 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 22 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 2 | 0% |
Puttur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 12922 | 46647 |
| Total Population | 60874 | 226977 |
| Population (%) | 49.78% | 50.3% |
| Male Population | 30304 | 112812 |
| Female Population | 30570 | 114165 |
| Sex Ratio | 1009 | 1012 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.75% | 75.59% |
List of Cities in Puttur
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List of Villages in Puttur
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