Punalur, Administrative town in Kollam district, Kerala, India
The municipality of Punalur extends across 34 square kilometers along the Kallada River, with an elevation of 56 meters in the Western Ghats foothills.
Punalur Paper Mills, established in 1886, marked the start of Kerala's industrial development by using local reeds for paper production until its closure in 1987.
The population of 46,702 residents maintains a literacy rate of 84 percent, with the municipality divided into 35 administrative wards under local governance.
The town connects to major cities through its position 45 kilometers northeast of Kollam and 68 kilometers north of Thiruvananthapuram, serving as a regional transport hub.
The region receives 2,719 millimeters of annual rainfall and contains tropical evergreen forests with native species like Terminalia paniculata and Emblica officinalis.
Location: Kollam district
Elevation above the sea: 56 m
GPS coordinates: 9.01746,76.92648
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:12
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