title: Puthur (Kasaragod)
text: # Puthur (Kasaragod)
  
  Puthur is a census town in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. Puthur is a suburb of Kasaragod city.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of 2011 Census, Puthur had a population of 14,271 with 6,749 males and 7,522 females. Puthur census town has an area of 8.4 $km^2$ (3.2 sq mi) with 2,659 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1114 higher than the state average of 1084. 14.4% of the population was under 6 years of age. Puthur had average literacy of 89.75% higher than the national average of 74.04% and lower than state average of 94.00%; male literacy was 93.87% and female literacy was 86.14%.
  
  ## Religions
  
  As of 2011 census, Puthur census town had total population of 14,271 among which 70.8% are Muslims, 28.6% Hindus, 0.5% Christians and 0.1% Others.
  
  ## Administration
  
  Puthur is part of Mogral Puthur Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod Block. This area comes under Kasaragod Assembly constituency which is part of Kasaragod Loksabha.
  
  