Puthenkulam is a small village in Ithikkara block in Kollam district of Kerala state, India. 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.Puthenkulam is known for its captive elephants and attracts visitors interested in seeing them. One of the well-known elephants in the village is "Puthenkulam Modi", named by its owner after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and brought to Kerala from Jharkhand in 2016. Approximate driving distance between Kollam railway station to Puthenkulam bus stop is about 22.1 km.