Puthenchanthai

Puthenchanthai
Village
Puthenchanthai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°23′12″N77°12′02″E / 8.38667°N 77.20056°E / 8.38667; 77.20056
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanyakumari
Languages
• Official	Tamil;Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	629152
Telephone code	04651&+91xxxxxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	TN-75
Nearby cities	Nagercoil & Trivandrum
Literacy	100%

Puthenchanthai is in Villavancode taluk, Kanyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ^[1] It is a small village shared by Maruthancode & Edaikodu Panchayats.

Economy

The economy rests on farmers, rubber tappers and a few organized sector workers.

Geography

Vilavancode (2 km), Melpuram (2 km), Muzhucode (3 km), Vellamcode (5 km), Mancode (6 km) are nearby villages. Puthenchanthai is surrounded by Parassala Taluk to the west, Thiruvattar Taluk to the east, Munchira Taluk to the south, and Neyyattinkara Taluk to the north.

Pacode, Thiruparappu, Unnamalaikadai, and Kollankodu are nearby cities.

Education

A government primary school is in Edaicode. A primary school is in Parakkunnu, a government middle school at Melpuram, Higher secondary schools are in Kalluppaam, southwest Edaicode. Chemmankalai. Maruthancode, Anducaode, English medium schools are also present.

Transport

The nearest railway station is Kuzhithurai west. Puthenchantha is at an equally accessible distance either from Trivandurm, Kerala or from Nagercoil, but all access to the village requires crossing at least one river.

References

1. "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.