Puttur, Karnataka

Puttur is a town in Dakshina Kannada district, in Karnataka state of India. It is the headquarters of the Puttur Taluk. The city is 52 km from Mangaluru, the second biggest commercial-industrial hub of Karnataka. According to 2011 estimation, Puttur has a population of 53,091. The major occupation of its inhabitants is agriculture. The National Research Centre for Cashew and the CAMPCO chocolate Factory is located in Puttur.