Back Puttūr (lungsod sa Indiya, State of Andhra Pradesh) CEB Puttur (Andhra Pradesh) Spanish پوتتور Persian Puttur (Andhra Pradesh) French पुत्तूर, आन्ध्र प्रदेश Hindi Puttur (Andhra Pradesh) Italian Puttur LLD Puttur, Chittoor Malay पुत्तूरु मण्डल, चित्तूर जिल्ला NEW Puttur (Chittoor) Dutch
Puttur | |
|---|---|
 Puttur Town | |
.svg)  Puttur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°27′N 79°33′E / 13.45°N 79.55°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| Mandal | Puttur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Puttur municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.29 km2 (16.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 54,092 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 517583 |
| Telephone code | +91–8577 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-03 |
Puttur is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Puttur mandal in Tirupati revenue division.[3][4] It is known for a traditional method of splinting/bandaging bone fractures.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Tirupati District Mandals,it is situated between Tirupati and Chennai city" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 483, 515. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "District Census Handbook -Tirupati" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Panda, AshokKumar; Rout, Suvendu (2011). "Puttur kattu (bandage) - A traditional bone setting practice in south India". Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 2 (4): 174–178. doi:10.4103/0975-9476.90766. ISSN 0975-9476. PMC 3255447. PMID 22253506.
- ^ Umashanker, K. (5 December 2018). "Despite advances in medicine, Puttur kattu has global takers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Manjunath, Amrutha (September 2017). "An Andhra Pradesh family's generations-old method of treating fractures". The Caravan. Retrieved 30 December 2019.