Puthenchanthai
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Puthenchanthai | |
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Village | |
  Puthenchanthai Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°23′12″N 77°12′02″E / 8.38667°N 77.20056°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil;Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 629152 |
| Telephone code | 04651&+91xxxxxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | TN-75 |
| Nearby cities | Nagercoil & Trivandrum |
| Literacy | 100% |
Puthenchanthai is in Villavancode taluk, Kanyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is a small village shared by Maruthancode & Edaikodu Panchayats.
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.