| Enayam puthenthurai | |
| Native Name: | Enayam puthenthurai |
| Native Name Lang: | Enayam puthenthurai |
| Other Name: | Enayam |
| Nickname: | Enayam |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Enayam puthenthurai Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.2172°N 77.1881°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagercoil |
| Government Type: | Panchayat |
| Governing Body: | Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 29 |
| Population Total: | 13,097 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | தமிழ் |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 629193 |
Enayam is a village in Killiyoor Block, located within the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu State of India.
Enayam Puthenthurai is located west of district capital Nagercoil and from the state capital, Chennai. Villages near Enayam include Thengapattanam, Midalam, Painkulam, Killiyur, Thoothoor, and Paloor . Karungal, Kollankodu and Unnamalaikadai are other nearby cities.[1]
The village is bordered by the Munchira and Melpuram Blocks in the north and the Thackalai and Thiruvattar Blocks in the east. It sits near the border of the Kanniyakumari District and Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Enayam Puthenthurai's village code is 227646 and its postal code is 629193. Its postal head office is in Keezhkulam.
As per the 2011 census of India, Enayam Puthenthurai village has a total population of 13,097 people, including 6,650 males and 6,447 females.[2]
The main languages spoken in the village are Tamil and English.[3]
The Enayam Puthenthurai Gram panchayat (village jury) consists of the Enayam Puthenthurai, Enayam Chinnathurai, Enayam, Helen Nager, and Ramanthurai villages. The Panchayat president is Mary Mallika Vimal Raj from Enayam Puthenthurai.
The Enayam International Seaport is a proposed project planning to reclaim of land from the sea in three phases.
The proposed port would have the capacity to handle around 2000000MT of cargo a year, and would gradually be upgraded to process 8000000MT a year. Because this project could affect the local peoples' livelihood, it was put on hold by the state and central governments of India. It was initially suggested that the project be built in the Colachel or the Enayam area.
For the last three decades, locals have been requesting that the government build a fishing harbor, but the plans to construct a cargo harbor have not changed.[4]