Puthalam

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native_name = Puthalam
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state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Kanniyakumari
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population_total = 11,828
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Puthalam 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.Fact|date=August 2007 Puthalam is also known for its salt pans, which have existed since the British colonial rule.Fact|date=August 2007 The recent tsunami has devastated the surrounding fishing villages.Fact|date=August 2007

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census [GR|India] , 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.

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