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

Understand

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

Shri Koti Chennayya Temple, Puthur

Soragge Medicinal Tree, Puttur

By bus

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

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

Get around

The mode of conveyance inside town is by auto (3 wheeler). Point to point service are available from bus stand to Nehru Nagar, Bus Stand to Darbhe-Maril, etc.

See

Mahalingeshwara temple, Lakshmi Venkatramana Temple,

• Campco factory. chocolate factory 

Do

• Bendru Theertha (15 km away from the city). This place is one of India's rare hot water springs. (updated Mar 2023)

Buy

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

Eat

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

A nice hotel in the centre of city.

• Hari Prasad Restauants. Branches in Bolwar, Dharbe & Near Mahalingeshwar Temple (updated Oct 2017)
• Vaibhav Vegetarian, KSRTC Busstand Building. (updated Oct 2017)
• Udhayagiri Restauant, 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 icecream

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)

Sleep

• 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 hoilday resorts, Mysore road 9 km from busstand. (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)

Go next

• Mithur
• Sullia
• Manjeshwar

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