Puthukkad

Pudukad
Town
Puthukkad Puthukkad
Pudukad Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur District
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	680301
Telephone code	0480
Temperature Range: 22.5°C - 35 °C

Pudukad is a town situated on the banks of Kurumali River, also known as Karuvannur River, in Kerala. The town is 14 km to the south of Thrissur and 16 km to the north of Chalakudy.

Transportation

Pudukad is on the Irinjalakuda-Thrissur railway line.

Both KSRTC and private bus services connect Pudukad to Thrissur, Amballur, Mannuthy and Palakkad in the north, Kodakara, Irinjalakuda,Chalakudy, and South Thorave, Near Pudukad Railway Station and Ernakulam in the south, Palazhi and Thottippal in the west and Mupliyam and Chengaloor in the east.

The Nedumbassery (Kochi) International Airport is located approximately 35 km south of Pudukad.

Educational institutions

• Following educational institutions operate here:
• St Antony's Higher Secondary School
• Mary Matha I.C.S.E School
• St. Xavier's U.P School
• Govt H S
• Prajyoti Niketan college
• Govt V H S E (Specialisation: Agriculture)
• MCA centre of Calicut University

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Puthukkad had a population of 12,500. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Puthukkad has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 83%. In Puthukkad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

External links

• Timeline of Thrissur
• http://www.pudukad.com