| Puthagaram | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 13.1403°N 80.1881°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type3: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type4: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name4: | Madhavaram Zone No 3 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name5: | Puthagaram (Ward 24) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600099 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 044 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-05-xxxx |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | CMDA |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | City |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chennai |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Thiruvallur |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Madhavaram |
Puthagaram has developed from being a rural area along the Redhills high road to become one of the important residential localities of Chennai. It was a village panchayat till October 2011.Now as per a G.O., Puthagaram has become a part of the zone 3, Madhavaram, of the Chennai Corporation.Though Puthagaram has escalated itself from being a less-known suburb to a nominally decent suburban centre it still has not grown on par with the other localities in Chennai itself. For instance it still lacks proper roads and connectivity albeit the Corporation of Chennai has been carrying on various infrastructure projects in full-swing which are expected to reach completion soon.
A possible expansion of Chennai city limits from 174 km2 to 430 km2 may require merger of several suburbs, and Puthagaram panchayath is likely to be detached from Madhavaram.[1]