Puthukkad

Puthukkad
Puthukkad
Town
	Pudukkad
	Puthukkad Location in Kerala, India Puthukkad Puthukkad (India)
	Coordinates: 10°25′03″N 76°16′13″E / 10.417609°N 76.270361°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur District
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English,HINDI
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	680301
Telephone code	0480
	Temperature Range: 22.5°C - 35 °C

Puthukkad is a town on the banks of Kurumali River, also known as Mupliyam River, in Kerala. The town is 15 km (9.3 mi) to the south of Thrissur, 16 km (9.9 mi) to the north of Chalakudy, and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) west of Cheruval. The National highway NH 544 passes through this town.

Transportation

Puthukkad railway station is on the Irinjalakuda-Thrissur railway line. Both KSRTC and private bus services connect Puthukkad to Thrissur, Amballur, Mannuthy and Palakkad in the north, Kodakara, Irinjalakuda, Chalakudy, and South Thorave, Near Pudukad Railway Station and Ernakulam in the south, Palazhi and Thottippal in the west and Mupliyam and Chengaloor in the east.

The Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery, Kochi is located approximately 35 km (22 mi) south of Puthukkad.

Educational institutions

St Antony's Higher Secondary School
Mary Matha I.C.S.E School
Prajyoti Niketan College
Govt Vocational Highschool
MCA centre of Calicut University

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Puthukkad had a population of 12,500. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Pudukkad has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 83%. In Pudukkad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Personalities

Chelat Achutha Menon, former Chief Minister of Kerala.
C. Raveendranath, former Minister of Education.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links

[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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v t e District of Thrissur
Taluks	Chavakkad Kodungallur Mukundapuram Thalappally Thrissur Chalakudy
Blocks	Anthikad Chalakudy Chavakkad Cherpu Chowannur Irinjalakuda Kodakara Kodungallur Mala Mathilakam Ollukkara Pazhayanur Puzhakkal Talikulam Wadakkanchery
Municipalities	Chalakudy Chavakkad Guruvayur Irinjalakkuda Kodungallur Kunnamkulam Wadakkancherry
Villages	List of villages in Thrissur district
Religious sites	Guruvayur Temple Mammiyur Vadakkumnathan Nalambalam Sri Kurumba Bagvathi Temple, (Kodungallur) Vilwadrinatha Temple Cheraman Juma Masjid Mala Synagogue St. Thomas Church (Palayur) Pazhanji Church St. Joseph's Parish Shrine, Pavaratty Saint Antony's Church, Ollur
Tourism	Athirapally Falls Vazhachal Falls Guruvayur Chavakkad Beach Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Punnathurkotta Kerala Kalamandalam Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Thrissur Zoo
Festivals	Kodungallur Bharani Thrissur Pooram Guruvayur Ekadasi Chembai Sangeetholsavam Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur
Education	Government Engineering College Kerala Agricultural University Government Medical College College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences St. Thomas College, Thrissur Vimala College Sree Kerala Varma College Kerala University of Health Sciences
Diocese	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda