The filling of paddy fields and wetlands by soil and converting them into real estate is affecting the ecology of the region.

The brick factories employ a large number of male workers including migrant labourers.

Paddy, tuber crops and coconut, has given way to monocultivation of natural rubber, making it perhaps the most visible feature of the flora of the village.

The steep decline in the price of natural rubber is bound to have strong repercussions to the economy of the village The permanent residents of Puthur were entirely Malayalam speaking natives.

The recent trend of in migration of labour from other Indian states like West Bengal, Orissa and Bihar have resulted in the presence of the speakers of other languages in the city.