Punalur

Punalur
Municipality
Punalur Suspension Bridge
Punalur is located in Kerala
Punalur
Punalur
Location in Kerala, India
Punalur is located in India
Punalur
Punalur
Punalur (India)
Coordinates: 9°01′01″N 76°55′34″E / 9.017°N 76.926°E / 9.017; 76.926
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Government
 • BodyMunicipality
 • Chairman/ChairpersonK. Pushpaletha
Area
 • Total
34.35 km2 (13.26 sq mi)
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
46,702
 • Density1,360/km2 (3,521/sq mi)
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. 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.