Puttur, Andhra Pradesh

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]

Puttur
Town
Puttur Town
Puttur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 13.45°N 79.55°E / 13.45; 79.55
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Tirupati
Mandal	Puttur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Puttur municipality
Area [1]
• Total	43.29 km2 (16.71 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	54,092
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	517583
Telephone code	+91–8577
Vehicle registration	AP-03

Geography

Puttur is located at 13.43°N 79.55°E / 13.43; 79.55.^[8] It has an average elevation of 144 metres (472 feet). It is located 100 km from Chennai and 40 km from Tirupati city. It falls on the Mumbai- Chennai railway route. As it is located at the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu border, people speak Telugu and Tamil in this region.

Education

Puttur serves near by 6 major mandals. Puttur consists of 10 ZPHS government Schools, 12 MPPS schools, many private schools and many junior and degree colleges along with 3 major Engineering colleges under the School Education Department of the state.^[9][10]

See also

• List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

References

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.
8. "Puttur Pin Code, Puttur , Chittoor Map , Latitude and Longitude , Andhra Pradesh". www.indiamapia.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
9. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
10. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

External links

• Media related to Puttur, Andhra Pradesh at Wikimedia Commons