Puthunagaram | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 10.681°N 76.6611°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Palakkad |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 8.1 |
Population Total: | 17,892 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | KL -09, KL -70 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Palakkad |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Parliament constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Alathur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Nenmara |
Puthunagaram is a town and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.[2] It is about 10 km south of Palakkad and 8 Km from Kollengode. Palakkad-Pollachi railway line passes through this town.
India census,[3] Puthunagaram had a population of 16,367. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Puthunagaram has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Puthunagaram, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.