| Puthur | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.7862°N 76.6638°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palakkad |
| Governing Body: | Palakkad Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 678005 |
| Registration Plate: | KL 09 |
Puthur is a residential area in the city of Palakkad, in the Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] [2] Puthur is wards 12 and 13 of Palakkad Municipality.[3]
The central attraction of Puthur is Thirupuraikkal Bhagavathy temple.[4] This temple houses the Goddess Karnaki, who is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi. This temple is famous locally and attracts thousands of devotees every year to the Puthur-Vela festival.
Puthur is connected to other cities through Palakkad by a bypass road probably known as Calicut bypass road, which was constructed to bypass Palakkad city for the passengers coming from parts of northern Kerala.[5] Palakkad Junction railway station is the nearest major railway station. Calicut International Airport, Cochin International Airport and Coimbatore Airport are the nearest airports.
www.puthurtemple.org