Puthencavu

Puthencavu is a village in Alappuzha District of Kerala, India, located 2 km east of Chengannur along the southern bank of the river Pamba. The village is around 2 km from Arattupuzha, and can be easily accessed from Chengannur and Arattupuzha.

Education
Metropolitan Higher Secondary School, run by the Catholicate and MD Schools Corporate Management of the Malakara Orthodox Syrian Church is located at Puthencavu.

Transportation
Chengannur Railway Station is the nearest railhead, and Cochin International Airport the nearest airport. The Century Multispeciality Hospital is located very near to Puthencavu Junction.

Structures
The 218-year-old Puthencavu St Mary's Orthodox Church is located in the village. The remains of three leaders of the Malankara Sabha, Mar Thoma VI, Mar Thoma VIII & Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos are interred in the church.

Notable people
Rev. George Mathan who is also known as Mallappallil Achan is from Puthencavu Kizhakethalaykal family. He wrote the first Malayalam Grammar 'Malayazhmayute vyakaranam.'1863,though Herman Gundert's grammar is considered first printed.He was the first Indian priest of Anglican Church.He is also considered as father of Malayalam prose by many scholars. Geevarghese Mar Philaxenos is another notable Metropolitan of the Orthodox Syrian Church belonging to Puthencavu. Dr. Abraham Ayrukuzhi, a well known scientist and former Dean of Kerala University. Barister K.K.Chacko, who was a judge Travancore High court and later Kerala High court. K.G. Kurien,of Kunnumpurathu family was a biblical scholar and a leader of Brotheren Church. Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan hails from this village and has made significant contributions to the freedom movement and the Malayalam language. His son K. M. Tharakan was a president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, and a noted writer, novelist and critic.