Puttur, Andhra Pradesh

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Puttur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name = Puduur
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = File:PutturTown.jpg
| image_alt = Puttur
| image_caption = Puttur Town
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.45|N|79.55|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chittoor district|Chittoor]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]]
| subdivision_name3 = Puttur
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=civicbody>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 31.89
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 54092
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629671|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 517583
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91–8577
| registration_plate = AP-03
| website = {{URL|cdma.ap.gov.in/Puttur/|Puttur Municipality}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Puttur''' is a [[census town]] in [[Chittoor district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of Puttur mandal in [[Chittoor revenue division, Andhra Pradesh|Chittoor revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chittoor District Mandals,it is situated between Tirupati and Chennai city |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2015|pages=483, 515|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - Chittoor |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2823_PART_B_DCHB_CHITTOOR.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=20 January 2016|pages=22–23|format=PDF}}</ref> It is known for a traditional method of splinting/bandaging bone fractures.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Panda|first=AshokKumar|last2=Rout|first2=Suvendu|date=2011|title=Puttur kattu (bandage) - A traditional bone setting practice in south India|url=http://www.jaim.in/text.asp?2011/2/4/174/90766|journal=Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine|volume=2|issue=4|pages=174|doi=10.4103/0975-9476.90766|issn=0975-9476|pmc=3255447|pmid=22253506}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/despite-advances-in-medicine-puttur-kattu-has-global-takers/article25669726.ece|title=Despite advances in medicine, Puttur kattu has global takers|last=Umashanker|first=K.|date=2018-12-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-30|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/lede/andhra-pradesh-family-bone-treatment|title=An Andhra Pradesh family’s generations-old method of treating fractures|last=Manjunath|first=Amrutha|date=September 2017|website=[[The Caravan]]|language=en|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>

== Geography ==

Puttur is located at {{Coord|13.43|N|79.55|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiamapia.com/Chittoor/puttur.html|title=Puttur Pin Code, Puttur , Chittoor Map , Latitude and Longitude , Andhra Pradesh|website=www.indiamapia.com|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 144 [[metre]]s (472 [[foot (length)|feet]]). It is located 100 km from Chennai and 40 km from Tirupati city. It falls on the Mumbai- Chennai railway route. As it's located in Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu border people speak Telugu and Tamil in this region.

==Education==
Puttur is the better place for providing good education and it servers to 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Puttur/ Puttur Municipality website]

{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Chittoor district}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Chittoor district]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Chittoor district]]

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