Puttur

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Puttur is a city in Dakshina Kannada, a coastal region of the Indian province of Karnataka.

Understand

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The name Puttur is said to be derived from muttoor (u as in put, not but) - muttu + ooru. Muttu translates to pearl, ooru to town/city in local Tulu Language. Legend has it that pearls used to grow in the Temple Tank of Shree Mahalingeshwara.

Get in

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Map
12°45′53″N 75°11′3″E
Map of Puttur
Shri Koti Chennayya Temple, Puthur
Soragge Medicinal Tree, Puttur

By bus

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The nearest big city is Mangalore. Frequent public transport buses are available from Mangalore. There is direct deluxe buses available in night from state capital Bangalore.

By rail

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Local train service from Mangalore (50 km) and Bangalore.


Get around

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Auto-rickshaw (3 wheelers) are the main way to get around. Point to point service are available from bus stand to Nehru Nagar, Bus Stand to Darbhe-Maril, etc.

See

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Mahalingeshwara temple, Lakshmi Venkatramana Temple,

  • Campco factory. chocolate factory 

Do

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  • 12.68028775.1966241 Bendru Theertha (15 km away from the city). This place is one of India's rare hot water springs. Bendru Theertha on Wikipedia Bendru Theertha (Q29613215) on Wikidata OSM directions (updated Mar 2023)

Buy

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  • Arecanut (supari), a little bit of pepper.

Eat

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  • Hotel Hari Prasad (with three hotels in Bolwar, Dharbe & Near Mahalingeshwar Temple)

A nice hotel in the centre of city.

  • Hari Prasad Restaurants. Branches in Bolwar, Dharbe & Near Mahalingeshwar Temple (updated Oct 2017)
  • Vaibhav Vegetarian, KSRTC Busstand Building.  (updated Oct 2017)
  • Udhayagiri Restaurant, Highway Junction.  (updated Oct 2017)
  • Nirmala restaurant near

Town Police station

  • Sathya Narayana seafood

KSRTC Bus station building

  • Dinesh bar, KSRTC Bus station building
  • Pradeep ice cream

KSRTC Bus station building

  • Town Kitchen, Opp.Busstation, Vittle, ☏ +91 9448725125. They charge ₹50 for lunch with rice, fish curry and chicken kabab. The fish curry is especially tasty as they use dried fish. (updated Feb 2018)

Drink

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Sleep

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  • Hindustan Lodge, KSRTC Busstand Building.  (updated Oct 2017)
  • Super Tower Lodge, Opposite KSRTC Bus Stand.  (updated Oct 2017)
  • Hotel Rama, GL Complex..  (updated Oct 2017)
  • Be-grow Holiday Resorts, Mysore Rd 9 km from bus stand.  (updated Oct 2017)
  • Udayagiri Residency, Highway Junction.  (updated Oct 2017)
  • Kaveri Lodge, Near petrol station, Mangalore Road, Vittal, ☏ +91 9447 462279 (mobile). ₹400 (updated Feb 2018)
  • Dinesh Bhawan Lodge, Near Bus Station, ☏ 9448297292Country code missing. Simple rooms with washroom and fan in a beautiful period building with central courtyard parking facility ₹ 450. (updated Jul 2026)

Go next

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Connecting buses are available to Kasaragod, Badiadka, Perla from 8AM up to 6PM. Buses are available to Mysore, Bangalore. Frequent trips are available to Mangalore

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