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- LGD code
- 627091
- Pincode
- 671321
- Post office
- Kumbla
- Population
- 5,441
- Households
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,657
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 502 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 283 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kumbla · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre Puthige · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Puthige compares
By population, Puthige ranks #11 of 39 villages in Manjeswaram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.8%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Puthige
- 79.8%
- Manjeswaram mandal
- 77.6%
- Kasaragod district
- 79.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−122 vs mandal average
- Puthige
- 908
- Manjeswaram mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Puthige
- 5.9
- Manjeswaram mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Puthige at a glance
Puthige is a village of 5,441 people in 928 households (Census 2011) in Manjeswaram taluk, Kasaragod district, Kerala, the 11th-largest of 39 villages in Manjeswaram taluk. Literacy is 80%, 2 points above the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Kasaragod district centre, 5 km from Nirchal, the nearest town, 8 km from Kumbla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 671321, served by Kumbla post office; the LGD village code is 627091. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre Puthige, <1 km away. The village votes in Kasaragod assembly constituency, represented by MLA N. A. Nellikkunnu. The population is estimated at 6,415 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puthige
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Kasaragod
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Puthige
- Total area (ha)
- 592
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 184.38
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Puthige
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Key facts — Puthige
- LGD code
- 627091
- Pincode
- 671321
- Post office
- Kumbla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,441
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,415
- Households
- 928
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Coordinates
- 12.62364°N, 75.01076°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kasaragod
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasaragod
- Member of Parliament
- Rajmohan Unnithan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- N. A. Nellikkunnu
- Block / Mandal
- Manjeswaram
Getting there
How to reach Puthige
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram502 kmcapital
- Bengaluru283 km
- Chennai572 km
- Hyderabad648 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKumbla8 km
- Bus stopPonnangala2 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre Puthige<1 km
- ATM / bankSouth Indian Bank7 km
- Petrol pumpBadiadka Pertol station8 km
- CollegeMalikdeenar College of Pharmacy3 km
- Police stationPolice Station,Badiadka8 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Ponnangala1.5 km
- Health centre
- Primary Health Centre Puthigeunder 1 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Puthige
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚B K Mohammed Master Library And Reading RoomLibrary1.4 km ↗
- 📚Navachethana Library And Reading Room BadoorLibrary2.2 km ↗
- 🏫ALP School KilingarSchool3.1 km ↗
- 🎓Malikdeenar College of PharmacyCollege3.5 km ↗
- 🏫St.Barthalomeya's A.S.B.SchoolSchool4.1 km ↗
- 🎓St Mary's High School, BelaHigh school4.2 km ↗
- 🏫St Mary's College BelaSchool4.3 km ↗
- 🏫Government Boys Lower Primary School, HeroorSchool4.6 km ↗
- 🏫ASBS KuntikanaSchool4.8 km ↗
- 🎓Government ITI BelaCollege4.9 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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