Punalur is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India.

It is situated in the eastern part of the Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River and foothills of the Western Ghats.

[5] The first planned eco-tourism project in Kerala is only 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Punalur on NH 744 towards Sengottai.

[6] The assembly constituency is continuously won by Communist Party of India since 1991.

The mill used reeds to make paper and was opened by T.J. Cameroon, an industrialist from Britain.