Punalur

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Punalur
Municipality
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Punalur Suspension Bridge
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Government
 • BodyMunicipality
 • Chairman/ChairpersonK. Pushpaletha
Area
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Population
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Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691305 to 034
Telephone code0475
Vehicle registrationKL 25
Nearest cityKollam (44 km)
Websitewww.punalurmunicipality.in www.voiceofpunalur.com

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Punalur is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India.[2] It is the headquarters of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It is in the eastern part of the Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River and foothills of the Western Ghats. It is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Kollam and 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram.

Geography

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The Punalur Suspension Bridge
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Punalur Kallada River seen from Punalur Suspension Bridge

Punalur has an average elevation of 56 metres (184 ft).[3] Many tourists have visited scenic spots along the Kallada River.[4] The Palaruvi Falls is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Punalur.[5] The first planned ecotourism project in Kerala is only 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Punalur on NH 744 towards Sengottai.

Politics

Punalur Assembly constituency is part of the Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency) and Punalur Assembly constituency.


K. Pushpaletha is the sitting Chairperson of Punalur Municipality. P. S. Supal of Communist Party of India is the MLA of Punalur assembly constituency and N. K. Premachandran is MP of Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]

The assembly constituency is continuously won by Communist Party of India since 1991. Punalur Municipality is currently ruled by Left Democratic Front.[7]

Climate

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Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[11] Punalur had a population of 46,702. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Punalur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 82%. In Punalur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Punalur taluk

Punalur taluk, of which Punalur is the centre, consists of 15 revenue villages as listed below:[12]

Punalur paper mill

It is the first paper mill in the Kerala, and one of the oldest paper mills of the country. It was started at Punalur in 1886. The mill used reeds to make paper and was opened by T.J. Cameroon, an industrialist from Britain.[13] One of the mill's customers when they were open was the India Security Press. Up to 1931, Punalur was renamed multiple times.[14] In 1987, the mill which was managed by L.N. Dalmia and had around 1020 employees was shut down due to huge liabilities.[15]

Notable people

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grama Panchayaths" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Punalur
  4. ^ Panoramio – Photo of Amazing Punalur – Kakod Whitewater02
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Palaruvi Falls". World of Waterfalls. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station: Punalur Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 625–626. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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  12. ^ Government of Kerala - Kollam District: Taluks and Villages
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chronicles, Deccan (4 September 2015). "Punalur paper mill". Deccan Chronicles.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pereira, Ignatius (27 May 2013). "Inundated colonial bungalow resurfaces after thirty years". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Punalur paper mill to see light of day after 23 years". Deccan Chronicle. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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