Pullur | |
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Coordinates: 12°18′0″N75°5.4′0″E / 12.30000°N 75.09000°E Coordinates: 12°18′0″N75°5.4′0″E / 12.30000°N 75.09000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kasaragod |
Government | |
• Body | Pullur Periya Grama Panchayath |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 671531 |
Telephone code | 467 |
Taluk | Hosdurg |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
Pullur is a small town located in Hosdurg of Kasaragod district, Kerala. [1]
It is situated 10 km away from sub-district headquarter Kanhangad and 30 km away from district headquarter Kasaragod. As per 2009 stats, Pullurperiya is the gram panchayat of Pullur village.
The total geographical area of village is 2859 hectares. Pullur has a total population of 15,565 peoples. There are about 3,667 houses in Pullur village. As per 2019 stats, Pullur villages comes under Uduma assembly & Kasaragod parliamentary constituency. Kanhangad is nearest town to Pullur which is approximately 10 km away.
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