Puthoor
| Puthoor | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Puthoor | |
| Coordinates: 9°02′N 76°43′E / 9.04°N 76.71°ECoordinates: 9°02′N 76°43′E / 9.04°N 76.71°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Talukas | Kottarakkara |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 691507 |
| Telephone code | + 91 - 474 |
| Nearest city | Kollam City (26 km) |
Puthoor is a major city located 26 kilometers (16 mi) from Kollam City in Kollam District, Kerala, India. It is one of the biggest trading centres of south India. Puthoor town is the main shopping hub for a number of satellite areas in and around. This big town hosts some of the widely known the famous Cheriyil Devi Temple and Christian churches.
Politics
Politically it is a Congress stronghold, but there were occasions when communist groups won elections as well. This small town is congested with narrow roads and unorganised traffic system and street vendors in the evening trading hours.
Economics
The Puthoor market attracts people from long distance to trade various agricultural products. There are large areas of paddy cultivation rendered useless without activity. This small town is now on the verge of industrialisation.
Puthoor has a good number of cashew factories which processes cashew nut and exporting to foreign countries. Puthoor also has many brick factories mainly located in Cherupoika. The major cashew processing is under the family ownership of ST.MARYS CASHEW GROUP which controls around 32% of cashew exports from India. Other major industries are SREE DURGA CASHEW FACTORY, ST.GEORGE FOODS, RAJAN CASHEW COMPANY, ASHLEY PIPES manufacturing wide range of PVC pipes and INDIANA DRYFOODS EXPORTS LTD, manufacturing Spice extracts, Essential Oils ,Oleoresins, natural food colours and cosmeceuticals.
There are tourist attractions in Puthoor such as the old shrines including Ullirippil Kavu, Kaniyapoyka Temple, the Mylamkulam Rock, thazhum, njankadavu, and attuvassey.
Geography
The major river in the area is the Kallada River.
Villages
Surrounding villages are Thekkumpuram, Cherumangadu, Thevalappuram, Pangod, Pavithreswaram, Porieckal, Mylamkulam, Vendar, Attuvaseri, Mavady, Poovattoor, Perumkulam, SN Puram, Karickal, Kollam-Kundara-Cheerancavu-Puthoor, Korrarakkara-Puthoor, puthoor- Poovattoor-enathu, kundara - puthoor -Poovattoor-enathu -adoor, Karunagapally-Sasthamkottah-Bharanicavu-Puthoor, Adoor-Kadampanad-Puthoor, Kundara-East Kallada-Kaithacodu-Puthoor, Adoor-Enathu-Kulakkada-poovattoor-Puthur-maranadu kundara-kollam, kallada-Cherupoika-Puthoor-Kollam, Puthoor-mylamkulam-mavady-poovatoor-Adoor, puthoor-mylamkulam-mavady-tazhthu kulaada- adoor, Kottarakara-Anakottur-Thevalapuram-Puthoor.
Public Organisations
puthoor friends, a facebook online community started under the guidance of 9 admins on 2011 November 2. It having more than thousand members strength. It works for connecting peoples from puthoor and moving together to help poor peoples in puthoor and nearest villages.
Temples
- Cheriyil Devi Temple
- Kallumpuram durga badhra Devi Temple, Thevalapuram'
- Devi Shetram, Pangod
- Thazham Sri MahaVishnu Shetram, Pangod
- Thrikkanapuram Sri Mahadeva Temple, Puthoor
- Sri Krishnaswami Shetram, Pangod
- Vendar Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple
- Kaniyapoika Shree Bhagawati Temple
- Pangod Devi & Sri Krishna Temple
- Mylamkulam Durga Devi Temple
- Mylamkulam Nagaraja Temple
- Kathiravan Kunnu Sree Bala Subra Manya Swami Temple
- Kalarivila Karinkali Muhurti Temple, Mylamkulam
- Kannyarkavu Nagaraja Devi Temple, Kaithacodu
- Kaithacodu Endelayappan Temple
- Knyarkavu Temple, Kaithacodu
- Sree Gurunadha Swamy Temple, Karikkal
- Kuzhikal Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Karikkal
- Hanuman Swamy Temple Vendar
- Thrimoorthi Temple Thevalapuram (the only temple in Kerala where three main gods, Lord Maha Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma come together)
- Bhajanamadom Sreekrishnaswami Temple (Pavithreswaram-Malanada-Othiramole route)
- Kalayadi Appooppan Temple, Cherupoika
- Malanada Appooppan Temple, Malanada - Pavithreswaram
- Koraikodu Mahavishnu Temple, Cherupoika East
- Sree Krishna Temple, Cherupoika
- Kalariyil Devi Temple, Thekkumpuram
- Kumbazha Temple, puthoor
- Kuzhikkal Sree Dharma Sastha Temple Karikkal
- Njankadavu DURGA DEVI temple
- Ullirippil devi temple
- Punaroorkulangara Sreemahavishnu Swamy temple Mavady
Churches
- St George Orthodox Church (Valiya Palli)
- St. Kuriakose Jacobite Syrian Church
- St George Orthodox Church, Karikkal
- St. John's Malankara Catholic Church, Karikkal
- St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Puthoor
- St. George Orthodox church, Mylamkulam
- Latin Catholic Church, Mavady
- St. Thevedoros Orthodox Church, Madhavassheri
- Immanual Marthomma Church, Puthoor, Karikkal
- St. George Orthodox Church, Thevalapuram
- The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC)
- Assemblies of God Church
- Shalom Marthoma Church, Mylamkulam
- The Pentecostal Mission (TPM), Puthoor
- st joseph latin cathalic church puthur
Schools
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Puthoorr
- District Center For English, Puthoor
- Government LP School (Kulangara School), Puthoor
- Divine Public School, Puthoor. CBSE Senior Secondary School,http://divinepublicschool.com/
- K.N.N.M.V.H.S.S Pavithreswaram
- Siddartha Central School, (Puthoor)
- St. George English Medium School, Puthoor
- Little Flower Nursery & UP School
- G. W. L. P. School Thevalapuram
- Government LPS Cherumandu Puthoor
- Mannam Memorial NSS school, near Durga Devi temple, Mylamkulam
- Sri Vidyadiraja Memorial Model Higher Secondary School (S.V.M.M.H.S.S) Vendar
- Queen Mary English Medicum School
- W.L.P.S Vanivila Cherupoika
- W.L.P.S Cherupoika
- K.S.M. V.H.S.S Poreekal
- G.H.S.S, Karikkal
- V.H.S.S.K, Pangode
- V.G.S.S.A.H.S.S, Nediyavila
- Mahathma Gandhi Centre for Science and Information Technology
Bricks Units
- Venchempil Bricks
- Aswathy Bricks
- Brahma Bricks
- Vishnu Bricks
- Rajitha Bricks
- Divya Bricks
- Devi bricks
- Unni Bricks
- Smitha Bricks
- J.V. Bricks
- Kannan Bricks
Hospitals
- Sree Narayana Ayurveda Medical College, Pangode
- Sree Narayana Trust Hospital, Pangode
- Bethany Hospital
- Lekshmi Nursing Home, Vallabhankara
- Medical Mission lotus Hospital
- ESI hospital,Puthoor
- MGM Hospital, Puthoor