Puthucode

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Paddy field in the village

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Puthucode is a small village in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India. It is a panchayat under Alathur Taluk in Palakkad district. It has an old Bhagavathy Temple some 400 years old called Shree Annapoorneswari Temple, which is in the centre of four streets: South, East, North, and West. Each street is referred to as a village. At the end of North Village, there is a Shiva temple and a water tank. Next to the Shiva temple, a mandapam called Shiva Mahal has been built. Shiva Mahal includes an elementary school, a high school, a Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan branch centre, and an Ayurvedic Hospital. Despite a historically large Brahmin population in Puthucode, there is a newly built mosque at Karapethai.

The celebrations during the traditional Nercha season are popular, and Puthucode is also well known for its Navaratri celebrations . Puthucode Kovil Pulimkari or Pulungari, a variant of sambar, is typically made at temples during the Navaratri festival. It uses a combination of four vegetables: white pumpkin (elavan/safed bhopla), yellow pumpkin (maththan/laal bhopla), raw bananas (vazhakkya/kachcha kela), and elephant foot yam (chenai/suran).

In puthucode the next famous land mark is Sarvajan High School.its build 100years before & near in font of West Nada of Sri Annapoorneswari Temple. The main feature of this school is front side and back side of the school two Famous temples situating.one good and big play ground is there in the school.

Among Puthucode's well known residents are the late Shri Puthucode Krishnamurthy, a Carnatic musician, and Justice P R Sundaram Iyer of South Village. Shri P C Sriram, a well-known cameraman in Indian Cinema, is the grandson of Justice P R Sundaram Iyer. Justice Sundaram Iyer started Sanskrit College .

The Governor of Madras Major General Sir Thomas Monroe (British East India Company) Died in Puthucode.

• RIVER in the village.
  RIVER in the village.