Puthalam

Puthalam
city
Puthalam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°06′32″N 77°28′00″E / 8.10889°N 77.46667°ECoordinates: 8°06′32″N 77°28′00″E / 8.10889°N 77.46667°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanyakumari
Population (2001)
• Total	11,828
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Puthalam (Tamil: புத்தளம்) is a Panchayat town in the 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. Puthalam is also known for its salt pans, which have existed since the British colonial rule. 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.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Puthalam has a population of 11,828. Puthalam has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5% (male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 80%). Ten percent of the population is under the age of six.

Research Organizations

Centre for Biological Research Centre for Biological Research devoted to publication of research on various aspects of basic and applied biology, publishing an International Quarterly Journal "Journal of Basic and Applied Biology (ISSN 0973-8207). Publication is open to all researchers from around the world. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal must represent reports of original research not being considered for publication elsewhere. Please note that all papers in the Journal of Basic and Applied Biology are peer-reviewed.

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.