Kuthalam (Tiruthuruthi (now known as Kuthalam) is a panchayat town and Taluk in Mayiladuthurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

As of the 2011 India census,[1] Kuthalam had a population of 115,823.

Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.

In Kuthalam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kuthalam town is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.