Bots, trusted
7,437
edits
m
→top: clean up, replaced: Wikipedia: → Bharatpedia:
m (1 revision imported) |
WikiDwarfBOT (talk | contribs) m (→top: clean up, replaced: Wikipedia: → Bharatpedia:) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} | ||
<!-- See [[ | <!-- See [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Punalur | | name = Punalur | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| Line 55: | Line 55: | ||
'''Punalur''' is a hill City in [[Kollam]] district of Kerala state in India. It is the headquarter of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of [[Kollam district]] of the southern [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of Kerala, on the banks of the [[Kallada River]] and foothills of the western ghats. It is about {{convert|45|km}} north-east of [[Kollam]] and {{convert|68|km}} north of [[Thiruvananthapuram]].Punalur is also Known as Mini Pamba, Lap of the Western Ghat, and Gateway of Sabarimala. | '''Punalur''' is a hill City in [[Kollam]] district of Kerala state in India. It is the headquarter of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of [[Kollam district]] of the southern [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of Kerala, on the banks of the [[Kallada River]] and foothills of the western ghats. It is about {{convert|45|km}} north-east of [[Kollam]] and {{convert|68|km}} north of [[Thiruvananthapuram]].Punalur is also Known as Mini Pamba, Lap of the Western Ghat, and Gateway of Sabarimala. | ||
It is the second-largest city in Kollam District after [[Kollam]] and is also one of the biggest and oldest Municipal towns in [[Kerala]], home to a paper industry with the Punalur Paper Mills, established in the 1850s, one of the first industries in Kerala and a pioneer in the industrial revolution of the state. Punalur is also known as the "Pepper City of Kerala". Punalur became an important trading and transport center between Kollam and [[Tirunelveli]] (Tamil Nadu) under the rule of the [[Travancore]] Kingdom. Steady progress by the Punalur Panchayat administration saw an upgrade to municipality status in April 3 1971. | It is the second-largest city in Kollam District after [[Kollam]] and is also one of the biggest and oldest Municipal towns in [[Kerala]], home to a paper industry with the Punalur Paper Mills, established in the 1850s, one of the first industries in Kerala and a pioneer in the industrial revolution of the state. Punalur is also known as the "Pepper City of Kerala". Punalur became an important trading and transport center between Kollam and [[Tirunelveli]] (Tamil Nadu) under the rule of the [[Travancore]] Kingdom. Steady progress by the Punalur Panchayat administration saw an upgrade to municipality status in April 3, 1971. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||