| | Established | 1950 |
| | Level | Upper Primary |
| | Type | Co-Educational |
| | Board | Others |
| | Medium of instruction | Tamil |
| | No. of students | 121 |
| | No. of Teachers | 8 |
Pudur in Thoothukudi has a school named Pums, Melakaranthai. It is a Other Board school, with a team of 5 dedicated and professional faculties, which are here to ensure that the children get the most from their education.
1950 saw Pums, Melakaranthai being launched. Tamil is the primary medium of instruction for this school and the student teacher ratio is 24:1. The school takes pride of its excellent teaching methodology.
This school runs classes from 1 to 8 to provide education to students. The current student strength of the school is approximately 121. 497 books are there in the library of this school.
The school has given exceptional results in the academic sphere and its students have excelled in extra co-curricular activities too. This school has 100% of students qualifying the examination and out of these 87% scored first grade.
| School Code | 33281206201 |
| Status of Building | Government |
| Total Classrooms | 6 |
| Student Teacher Distrubution | Teachers 8 | Student 121 | |
| Boys to Girls Ratio | Boys 50 | Girls 71 | |
| Students Distribution | Primary 81 | Secondary 40 | Hr.Secondary 0 |
