Pattamadai

Pathamadai or Pattamadai is a special grade town panchayath in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Pattamadai
Pathamadai
special grade town panchayath
Pattamadai is located in Tamil Nadu
Pattamadai
Pattamadai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli district
Government
  BodyTown Panchayat
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
  Total20,000
Languages
  OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627453
Telephone code04634
Vehicle registrationTN 76
Nearest cityPalayamkottai, Ambasamudram
Sex ratio1:1 /
Literacy72%
Lok Sabha constituencyTirunelveli
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAmbasamudram

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Pattamadai had a population of 14,965.[1] Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pattamadai has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Pattamadai, 11% of the population is under age 6.

Mats of Pathamadai

Pathamadai has a mat industry which produces mats crafted out of korai grass (Reed plant) also called as Indian Chattai.[2] They are flexible and have been gifted to leaders like Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. "Census of India 2001". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. "Sole stories". The Hindu. India. 10 July 2010.
  3. "Grass mats still hold their own here". Business Line. Chennai, India. 4 November 2005.
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