Puthalam

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Puththalam,
Village
Puththalam, Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°06′32″N 77°28′00″E / 8.10889°N 77.46667°E / 8.10889; 77.46667
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanyakumari
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,073
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-74

Puththalam is a Panchayat town in the Agastheeswaram taluk Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It lies between the Manakudy estuary and the Indian Ocean. The estuary is famous for its biodiversity and migrating birds. The wildlife department has recently introduced mangrove plantations.^{[citation needed]} Puthalam is also known for its salt pans, which have existed since the British colonial rule.^{[citation needed]} The recent tsunami has devastated the surrounding fishing villages. It has a 200-year-old Christian church constructed by Ringel Taube, a German missionary. There is also a 200-year-old higher secondary school, L.M.P.C. Higher Secondary School.^{[citation needed]}