Puthunagaram

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Puthunagaram

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| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Pudunagaram -palakkad road.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Pudunagaram (Palakkad road)

| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India

| coordinates = {{coord|10.681|N|76.6611|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Palakkad

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 8.1

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| population_total = 17,892

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/kerala/|title = Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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| 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

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Puthunagaram is a town and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.{{cite web |title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory |publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=224697&rlbtype=V |access-date=1 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193943/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=224697&rlbtype=V |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead }} It is about 10 km south of Palakkad and 8 Km from Kollengode. Palakkad-Pollachi railway line passes through this town.

File:MHS ROAD, Pudunagaram.jpg

Demographics

{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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

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{{Palakkad district}}

Category:Villages in Palakkad district

Category:Gram panchayats in Palakkad district

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