Puthukkad

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

Pudukad is a town situated on the banks of Kurumali River, also known as Karuvannur River, in Kerala. The town is 14 km to the south of Thrissur and 16 km to the north of Chalakudy.

Transportation

Pudukad is on the Irinjalakuda-Thrissur railway line.

Both KSRTC and private bus services connect Pudukad 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 Nedumbassery (Kochi) International Airport is located approximately 35 km south of Pudukad.

Educational institutions

Following educational institutions operate here:
St Antony's Higher Secondary School
Mary Matha I.C.S.E School
St. Xavier's U.P School
Govt H S
Prajyoti Niketan college
Govt V H S E (Specialisation: Agriculture)
MCA centre of Calicut University

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Puthukkad had a population of 12,500. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Puthukkad 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 Puthukkad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

External links

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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) Cheraman Juma Masjid St. Thomas Church (Palayur) Pazhanji Church St.Joseph's Parish Shrine (Pavaratty)

Tourism	Athirapally Falls Vazhachal Falls Guruvayur Chavakkad Beach Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Punnathurkotta Kerala Kalamandalam Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary

Festivals	Kodungallur Bharani Guruvayur Ekadasi Chembai Sangeetholsavam pavaratty church feast

Education	Government Engineering College Kerala Agricultural University Government Medical College College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Vimala College Sree Kerala Varma College

Diocese	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda

Stations on the Palakkad Railway Division

Shoranur - Mangalore Section Route	Shoranur Junction Pattambi Tirur Kozhikode Vatakara Thalassery Kannur Payannur Nileshwaram Kanhangad Kasaragod Ullal Mangalore Central

Shoranur Junction–Salem Route	Shoranur Junction Ottapalam Palakkad Junction Kanjikode Walayar Madukkarai

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