Puthalam

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Puththalam is a

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^[when?] 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]}

As of the 2011 India census,^[1] Puththalam has a population of 13,073. Puthalam has an average literacy rate of 83.7%, higher than the state literacy rate of 80.1% (male literacy is 86.1%, and female literacy is 81.5%). About 10% of the population is under the age of six.

[1] 2011 Census