Pattamadai

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Pattamadai
Pathamadai
special grade town panchayath
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Pattamadai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°39′51″N77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222 Coordinates: 8°39′51″N77°34′56″E / 8.664167°N 77.582222°E / 8.664167; 77.582222
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli district
Government
  BodyTown Panchayat
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
  Total20,000
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627453
Telephone code04634
Vehicle registration TN 76
Nearest city Palayamkottai, Ambasamudram
Sex ratio 1:1 /
Literacy72%
Lok Sabha constituency Tirunelveli
Vidhan Sabha constituency Ambasamudram

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

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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

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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.