Puthunagaram

Puthunagaram
புதுநகரம்
village
Puthunagaram
Puthunagaram

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°40′52″N 76°39′40″E / 10.681°N 76.6611°E / 10.681; 76.6611Coordinates: 10°40′52″N 76°39′40″E / 10.681°N 76.6611°E / 10.681; 76.6611
Country  India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Population (2001)
  Total 16,367
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Puthunagaram is a village and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.[1]

It is about 10 km south of Palakkad. Palakkad-Pollachi-Dindukal-Madurai-Rameswaram train line pass through this town.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] 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.

References

  1. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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