Puthenchanthai

Village in Tamil Nadu, India
8°23′12″N 77°12′02″E / 8.38667°N 77.20056°E / 8.38667; 77.20056Country IndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictKanyakumariLanguages
 • OfficialTamil;MalayalamTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
629152
Telephone code04651&+91xxxxxxxxxxVehicle registrationTN-75Nearby citiesNagercoil & TrivandrumLiteracy100%

Puthenchanthai is in Villavancode taluk, Kanyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 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.