Poothurai is a small Village/hamlet in Munchira Block in Kanniyakumari District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It comes under Thoothoor Panchayath. It is located 37 KM towards west from District head quarters Nagercoil. 1 KM from Munchirai. 740 KM from State capital Chennai.

Poothurai Pin code is 629176 and postal head office is Thuthur.

Nadaikavu ( 4 KM ) , Vavarai ( 5 KM ) , Munchirai ( 5 KM ) , Enayam Puthenthurai ( 5 KM ) , Choozhal ( 7 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Poothurai. Poothurai is surrounded by Killiyoor Block towards East , Parassala Block towards North , Melpuram Block towards North , Thiruvattar Block towards East.

Kollankodu , Karungal , Pacode , Unnamalaikadai are the near by Cities to Poothurai.

Thiruvananthapuram District Parassala is North towards this place. It is near to the Kerala State Border. There is a chance of humidity in the weather.

Kulitturai Rail Way Station , Parassala Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Poothurai.