| Nickname: | Elephant Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Official Name: | Puthenkulam |
| Other Name: | Puthankulam |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kollam |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ithikkara |
| Subdivision Type4: | Grama Panchayat |
| Subdivision Name4: | Poothakkulam |
Puthenkulam is a small village in Ithikkara block in Kollam district of Kerala state, India.[1] It comes under Poothakkulam Grama panchayath. Puthenkulam postal pincode is 691302. It is located 5 km from Paravur on Paravur - Parippally road. Puthenkulam is known as the 'elephant village' and is a popular tourist spot in Kollam.[2] Approximate driving distance between Kollam railway station to Puthenkulam bus stop is about 22.1 km.
Nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport which is 48 km away . Paravur railway station is about 5 km away and Varkala railway station is about 11 km away.
| 2020 Local Body Election - Kerala Source Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward No | Ward name | Member | Party | Alliance | |
| 4 | Puthenkulam | Remya S | CPI | ||
| 5 | Ooninmoodu | Laila | CPI(M) | ||
| 6 | Ezhamvila | Shaiju Balachandran | INC | ||
| 2015 | 4 | Puthenkulam | V K Sunilkumar | ||
| 2015 | 5 | Ooninmoodu | V Joy | ||
| 2015 | 6 | Ezhamvila | Chithralekha C | ||
| 2010 | 4 | Puthenkulam | Lissy Suresh | ||
| 2010 | 5 | Ooninmoodu | Neethu Baiju | ||
| 2010 | 6 | Ezhamvila | V K Sunilkumar | ||
| 2005 | 4 | Puthenkulam | V K Sunilkumar | ||
| 2005 | 5 | Thalakulam | Remani Das |