Karnataka > Dakshina Kannada > Puttur
Puttur is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Puttur Taluk. The town is located 52 km from Manglore and 30 Km from Madikeri, along the Mysore - Manglore highway, in a hilly region between the coast and the Weatern Ghars. In 2006, it has a population of 48,063. The major occupation of its inhabitants is agriculture( aplantation). The National Research Centre for Cashew is located in Puttur, as well as the Campco Chocolate Factory. this is the second beggest town in the district.
Puttur is an agro based town of the Coastal region surrounded by several hillocks with lush green forest situated in the belt of Western ghat heavy rainfall. The Major occupation of the people is agriculture. The crops grown mainly are paddy, areca, coconut, cashew, rubber, cocoa, chilli, vanilla, pepper and plantains. In addition dairy farming, sericulture and horticulture activities supplement the earnings of the people to some extent. Main colleges in puttur are listed below
- Gloria College, Main Road, Puttur.
- Sri Vivekananda College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Puttur.
- St Philomena College, Puttur.
- Vivekananda College of Education, Puttur.
- Government Junior College, Puttur.
- Vivekananda Law College, Puttur.
- Vivekananda College of Engineering, Puttur.
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