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'''Puttur''' is a [[census town]] in [[Tirupati 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>
'''Puttur''' is a [[census town]] in [[Tirupati district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of [[Puttur mandal]] in [[Tirupati revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://tirupati.ap.gov.in/mandals/ | title= Tirupati district | work= About District > Administrative Setup > Mandals |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 8 October 2023}}</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>
 
==History==
Tirupati district was formed on 4 April 2022 with parts of [[Chittoor district|Chittoor]] and [[Nellore district|Nellore]] districts. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://tirupati.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Tirupati District | work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 9 October 2023}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== 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&nbsp;[[metre]]s (472&nbsp;feet). It is located 100&nbsp;km from Chennai and 40&nbsp;km from Tirupati city. It is on the Mumbai- Chennai railway route.
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&nbsp;[[metre]]s (472&nbsp;[[foot (length)|feet]]). It is located 100&nbsp;km from Chennai and 40&nbsp;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==
==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>
Puttur consists of 10 ZPHS government Schools, 12 MPPS schools, many private schools and many junior and degree colleges along with 3 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 ==
== See also ==
*[[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Tirupati district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Tirupati district]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Puttur/ Puttur Municipality website]


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