Enayam Puthenthurai

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Village
Nickname:  Enayam
Enayam Enayam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°13′02″N77°11′17″E / 8.21722°N 77.18806°E / 8.21722; 77.18806 Coordinates: 8°13′02″N77°11′17″E / 8.21722°N 77.18806°E / 8.21722; 77.18806
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagercoil
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Body	Panchayat
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population
• Total	13,097
Languages
• Official	தமிழ்
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Enayam is a village in Killiyoor Block, located within the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu State of India.

Location

Enayam Puthenthurai is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of district capital Nagercoil and 741.5 kilometres (460.7 mi) from the state capital, Chennai. Villages near Enayam include Thengapattanam (3 kilometres (1.9 mi)), Midalam (4.75 kilometres (2.95 mi)), Painkulam (5 kilometres (3.1 mi)), Killiyur (6 kilometres (3.7 mi)), Thoothoor (7 kilometres (4.3 mi)), and Paloor (7 kilometres (4.3 mi)). Karungal, Kollankodu and Unnamalaikadai are other nearby cities. ^[1]

The village is bordered by the Munchira and Melpuram Blocks in the north and the Thackalai and Thiruvattar Blocks in the east. It sits near the border of the Kanniyakumari District and Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Enayam Puthenthurai's village code is 227646 and its postal code is 629193. Its postal head office is in Keezhkulam.

Demographics

As per the 2011 census of India, Enayam Puthenthurai village has a total population of 13,097 people, including 6,650 males and 6,447 females. ^[2]

The main languages spoken in the village are Tamil and English. ^[3]

Enayam Puthenthurai Gram panchayat

The Enayam Puthenthurai Gram panchayat (village jury) consists of the Enayam Puthenthurai, Enayam Chinnathurai, Enayam, Helen Nager, and Ramanthurai villages. The Panchayat president is Mary Mallika Vimal Raj from Enayam Puthenthurai.

Enayam International Seaport project

The Enayam International Seaport is a proposed project planning to reclaim 500 acres (200 ha) of land from the sea in three phases.

The proposed port would have the capacity to handle around two million metric tons (2,000,000 long tons; 2,200,000 short tons) of cargo a year, and would gradually be upgraded to process eight million metric tons (7,900,000 long tons; 8,800,000 short tons) a year. Because this project could affect the local peoples' livelihood, it was put on hold by the state and central governments of India. It was initially suggested that the project be built in the Colachel or the Enayam area.

For the last three decades, locals have been requesting that the government build a fishing harbor, but the plans to construct a cargo harbor have not changed. ^[4]

Notable Places in Enayam Puthenthurai

Schools in Enayam Puthenthurai

• St. Antony's Primary School ^[5]
• St. Antony's Higher Secondary School
• St. Helena High School

Religious Tourist Destinations

• St. Antony's Church
• Puthanthurai Jumma Masjid
• Nagaraja Temple
• Enayam Church

Notable banks

• Indian Bank
• State Bank of India
• Fishery Community Society banks
• Reserve Bank of India

References

1. "Enayam". Enayam. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
2. https://www.tnrd.gov.in/databases/census_of_india_2011TN/pdf/31-Kanniyakumari.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
3. "Tamil Nadu | History, Map, Population, Capital, & Government".
4. Annamalai, S. (18 July 2016). "Enayam: A port anchored in hope". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 4 January 2021.
5. "ST.ANTONY'S P.S-ENAYAM PUTHENTHURAI - Keezhkulam, District Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 16 November 2020.