Puthige is a village in the southern state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
, India.
[Village code= 2694400 ][ Puthige, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka] It is located in the
Mangalore taluk
Mangalore taluk is a ''taluk'' (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the ''taluk''. It is made up of Mangalore City Corporation, Ullal City Muni ...
of
Dakshina Kannada district
Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...
.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, Puthige had a population of 7535 with 3608 males and 3927 females.
Prominent people from Puthige
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Abdussalam Puthige
Abdussalam Puthige is the Editor-in-Chief of ''Varthabharathi'', a Kannada daily Newspaper, published from Mangalore the coastal city of Karnataka and Bangalore, the state capital. The first issue of ''Vartha Bharathi'' hit the stands on 29 Aug ...
, s the Editor-in-Chief of ''
Varthabharathi''
See also
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Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...
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Dakshina Kannada
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Districts of Karnataka
The Indian State of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions. The state geographically has 3 principal regions: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, and the ...
References
External links
* http://dk.nic.in/
Villages in Dakshina Kannada district
Localities in Mangalore
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